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Learn to build your first web page, chop, slice and dice like a line cook, crochet a granny square, draw anything with simple shapes, knit your first scarf, lock down your online accounts, organise anything in Google Sheets, play your first four chords on guitar, sew by hand, start music production, take great photos with your phone, become a Cybersecurity Expert, and more

Short skills you can pick up in a few weeks. Each one takes under 15 hours, uses the best free videos on YouTube, and ends with something you made.

All short skills

11 skills shown

Software Engineering≈ 7 h 35 min

Build your first web page

You’ll make: Your own personal web page

13 lessonsAbout 30 coffee breaks
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Knitting & Crochet≈ 7 h 29 min

Crochet a granny square

You’ll make: A finished granny square (or a few, ready to join)

15 lessonsAbout 56 long showers
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Knitting & Crochet≈ 11 h 57 min

Knit your first scarf

You’ll make: A scarf you knitted yourself

17 lessonsAbout 33 sitcom episodes
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Cybersecurity≈ 3 h 34 min

Lock down your online accounts

You’ll make: Your five most important accounts secured, with a written checklist

8 lessonsAbout 27 long showers
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Guitar≈ 10 h 41 min

Play your first four chords on guitar

You’ll make: A two-minute recording of you strumming a song with all four chords

23 lessonsAbout 29 sitcom episodes
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Programs string longer courses together, all the way to a certification.