SkillThing: The University of Doing
For a long time this blog stood still while my work moved somewhere else.
Since 2006, I’ve written here about media, careers, skills and the internet. The questions never changed:
How do I get hire-ready, not just “course-completed”?
How do I survive work and life when no one is really teaching the basics?
SkillThing is my answer.
What is SkillThing?
SkillThing is a “University of Doing”.
Short, structured programs built around 5–10 minute daily lessons. There are 350+ 30-60 days daily lesson programs + DOING Manual PDF guides.
Focus: work, life, and what’s next – not just exams
Delivered as DOING Manuals, daily drills, templates, checklists and challenges
Designed for a global, budget-stretched learner who still wants premium, no-nonsense content
Every program exists to solve a real problem:
Hire Ready in 70 Days for freshers
52 Days of Adulting for life skills
The AI-Proof Career for not getting left behind
Many more in the Hire Ready and Adulting tracks
No bloat. No hype. Just step-by-step doing.
The SkillThing Manifesto
1. Learning only works when you do.
No passive lectures. Every SkillThing program comes with actions: write this, try that, send this, fix that.
2. Skills first, certificates later.
You won’t see “congratulations” screens without work. Our goal: you can actually do the thing in the real world, not just say you “completed a course”.
3. Built for people who are busy, tired and still trying.
Lessons are short on purpose. You can finish them between shifts, commutes, and real life.
4. Anti-jargon, pro-clarity.
Plain language. Concrete examples. “Say this”, “click here”, “do it in this order”.
5. Global, not just local.
Whether you’re in Bangalore, Berlin or Buenos Aires, the ideas should still make sense and pay off.
6. Tools are welcome, but you are the main upgrade.
AI, apps and templates are part of the stack. But the real compounding asset is you thinking better, deciding better, doing better.
7. Affordable, not cheap.
Programs are priced so a student or first-job salary can handle them, without racing to the bottom or pretending everything is free.
What I’ll share from SkillThing here
I’ll use this blog as a simple, honest log for SkillThing:
Behind-the-scenes thinking on program design
The best free lessons and checklists you can use right away
Notes on building an independent, global-first learning brand from scratch
If you’ve been reading this blog since the early days: thank you for still being around.
If you’re new and curious, you can start exploring here: 👉 SkillThing - The University of Doing
More soon. In short, structured doses, just like the programs.
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posted by Pramit Singh @ 8:20 PM
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