Treehouse founder and CDO Ryan Carson shares lessons learned from helping thousands of professionals pick up new skills. We talk about the proper mental state, being realistic about your calendar, and how new confidence emerges.

You’ll Learn:

1) The number one thing that stops people from learning

2) How to embrace the discomfort that comes from learning

3) Just how long it takes to learn coding, anyhow

About Ryan

Ryan Carson is the CEO and Founder of Treehouse, where their mission is to bring effective, valuable and accessible technology education to everyone so they can change their lives and change the world.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

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Ryan’s business: Treehouse
Website: Codecademy
Book: Ego is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Book: Grit by Angela Duckworth
Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Book: Speed of Trust by Franklin Covey
System: Bullet Journal

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272: How to Learn New Skills with Treehouse’s Ryan Carson