TLDR;
Ishan Sharma presents five free online courses, plus a bonus, designed to enhance skills and career prospects in 2025. These courses, offered by renowned institutions like Yale, Harvard, Google, and HubSpot, cover topics ranging from personal well-being to computer science, digital marketing, machine learning, generative AI, and communication skills. The aim is to provide viewers with accessible education to improve both their personal and professional lives.
- Science of Well-Being: Understand the psychology of happiness and make better life decisions.
- CS50 Introduction to Computer Science: Learn the basics of computer science and programming.
- HubSpot Digital Marketing Certification: Acquire fundamental digital marketing skills.
- Google's Machine Learning Course: Grasp machine learning concepts and applications.
- Deep Learning AI's Generative AI Courses: Explore generative AI tools and their uses.
- Udemy's Communication Skills Course: Improve communication and public speaking abilities.
Introduction [0:00]
Ishan Sharma emphasizes that there's still ample time in 2025 to learn valuable skills and start earning significant income. He introduces five free courses from reputable institutions like Harvard and Google, designed to help individuals at any level excel in their careers. These courses aim to provide essential knowledge and certifications to boost career prospects, regardless of one's field.
Course 1 [1:22]
The first course, "The Science of Well-Being" by Yale professor Lorie Santos, explores the psychology of happiness. It addresses misconceptions about happiness, helps overcome biases, and provides strategies for sustained happiness. The course involves discussions, questions, and challenges to help individuals understand how to make better decisions aligned with their true desires, fostering awareness and intention in their lives.
Course 2 [2:58]
Harvard's CS50, taught by David Melon, is an introduction to computer science and its applications. The course consists of 13 video lectures, each approximately two hours long, covering the basics of computer science, programming languages, algorithm writing, data structures, and memory management. CS50 uses a drag-and-drop interface to teach the basics of programming, then moves on to languages like C, Python, and JavaScript, as well as topics like HTML, CSS, and SQL.
Course 3 [5:10]
The third course is the Digital Marketing Certification from HubSpot Academy, which provides fundamental knowledge for digital marketing in 2025. It covers topics such as building a content creation framework, SEO strategies, website performance improvement, blog content creation, video marketing, social media strategy, paid search advertising, and email marketing. HubSpot Academy also offers numerous other free certifications in areas like social media, content marketing, and inbound marketing.
Course 4 [7:25]
Google's machine learning course teaches the important concepts of machine learning, which are integral to many technologies. The course covers techniques and algorithms, providing hands-on practice and visualizations. Topics include linear regression, logistic regression, classification problems, neural networks, and large language models. It is designed to be accessible even without a science or math background, serving as a starting point before more in-depth courses like Andrew Ng's Stanford Coursera course.
Course 5 [9:29]
Deep Learning AI offers courses on generative AI, which is presented as a crucial skill for everyone to understand and utilize. Courses include VIP Coding 101 with Replet, which teaches app development, and Generative AI for Everyone, taught by Andrew Ng, which covers the basics of generative AI and its applications in various fields. Deep Learning AI provides numerous short courses, such as AI Python for Beginners, to help individuals learn about generative AI.
Bonus Course [11:11]
The bonus course is a free Udemy course on communication skills, titled "How to Speak to Anyone and Be Fearless in Less Than 55 Minutes." It emphasizes the importance of effective communication and public speaking, teaching how to break fear, maintain energy, and use tonality and body language effectively. The course covers essential communication techniques to help individuals articulate their thoughts and ideas confidently.