# Pick a short list of learning resources for my skill and budget

A small, vetted set of courses, books, or tools mapped to your focus areas, so you stop collecting and start learning.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Finance, Productivity, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/pick-a-short-list-of-learning-resources-for-my-skill-and-budget

## Prompt

```text
Help me choose a small, high-quality set of learning resources for a skill and decide how to use them.

**Skill and focus sub-skills:** [PASTE THE FOCUS LIST FROM STEP 1, or list the 3-4 areas I need most]
**My level:** [BEGINNER / SOME EXPERIENCE / INTERMEDIATE]
**How I learn best:** [e.g. "video then practice", "reading", "learning with others", "hands-on projects"]
**Budget:** [AMOUNT, or "free only"]
**Time per week:** [HOURS]
**Resources I'm already considering (optional):** [NAMES OR LINKS]

Rules:
- Recommend no more than 3-4 core resources: one main path plus a few supplements. Resource hoarding is a common way to stall.
- Judge each option on: covers my focus sub-skills, includes practice with feedback (not just watching), fits my level, and is current.
- Do not invent course names, authors, prices, or links. If you name a specific resource, mark it [CONFIRM it exists, is current, and the price]. Where you are unsure, describe the type of resource to look for and give me search terms instead.
- If I listed resources, evaluate those first and say plainly which to drop.

Return:
1. A table: Resource or resource type | What it covers | Cost | Why it's in the set | How to use it (which parts, in what order).
2. A "not now" list of tempting resources to ignore until later, and why.
3. A plan for the first two weeks that assigns resources to specific sessions.
4. Where to get feedback on my work (communities, peers, a coach, self-check methods).

This is step 2 of the "Teach yourself a new skill in 90 days" pack. It works on its own, but if you have the sub-skill map and benchmark from step 1, paste them in.
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## What to fill in

- BEGINNER / SOME EXPERIENCE / INTERMEDIATE
- AMOUNT, or "free only"
- HOURS
- NAMES OR LINKS
- CONFIRM it exists, is current, and the price

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