Lifehack – How to Easily Master a Useful Skill

I have learned a lot for free and effectively using one method, which I will share in this post. As usual, it:

1. Is based on personal experience.
2. Works for me.

Recently, it happened again, and I’m eager to share it.

An acquaintance reached out to me for advice on selecting a system for Customer relationship management. HE DOESN’T KNOW what CRM is; he works in a completely different field, earns money through his businesses, but is not tech-savvy when it comes to the internet and gadgets.

And he’s managing just fine because the true reason for success, abundance, wealth, and well-being has never been about knowing software, gadgets, or the internet.

But then the moment came when he needed to consolidate in one place:

1. Clients’ full names;
2. Their addresses;
3. Phone numbers;
4. Information on their most frequent orders.
5. Notes.

And this customer database had to: a) Be easy and quick to open on any device; b) Be kept away from prying eyes.

AND NOTHING ELSE. No calls, no email newsletters, no birthday SMS, no hot deals, no discounts, no sales, no document management, no task planner, no integrations with other systems/payment gateways, no sales funnels, no support, no product cards, no analytics, no reminders, no report generation, no stock control, no segmentation, no team interaction setup… You get the idea, right?

And what do you think, which CRM did I recommend? And at what price? 🙂

Pff-f-f, of course, I recommended a FREE GOOGLE SHEET!!! Why would he need a full-fledged CRM when all he actually needs is a simple spreadsheet?

And since he’s really unfamiliar with this, I told him I would create it myself. To be fair, Google made it—I just customized an existing template:

I simplified it as much as possible, deleted unnecessary sheets, removed all formulas, and left ONLY ONE SHEET, set up exactly as my acquaintance needed.

Now, back to the topic of this post. Personally, I find that the fastest and easiest way to learn a new skill is WHEN I DO IT FOR OTHERS. The skill sticks much better than if I were just learning it for myself.

By creating this spreadsheet for my acquaintance, I learned how to:

1. Disable gridlines in a spreadsheet;
2. Remove unnecessary columns and rows;
3. Enable alternating row colors (see how white and brown alternate?);
4. Embed a spreadsheet on a website at the required size (by default, Google Sheets embed at a small size).

So, if you want to master something quickly—try doing it for someone else! 😉