#36: Ultralearning - Master Hard Skills and Outsmart The Competition: Interview with Scott Young
On Episode #36 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Scott Young. (@scotthyoung)
Scott is a writer who undertakes interesting self-education projects, such as attempting to learn MIT's four year CS curriculum in twelve months and learning 4 languages in one year. Today we will be discussing his book, 'Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition.'
We discussed how to become an ultralearner including techniques, principles and mindsets you need to achieve this. 👌
Timestamps
[0:00] - Intro
[2:38] - Scott's journey to becoming an ultralearner
[6:33] - The problem with some (Duolingo) learning apps
[9:12] - A better solution for learning any language
[10:37] - Why hasn't updated learning techniques made their way into schools?
[14:40] - What's Scott's motivation to learn?
[19:02] - Do the principles in the book hold equal weight?
[22:27] - What was Scott's hardest thing to learn and which principle helped him?
[26:50] - How do you plan your learning with no end point?
[29:06] - How Scott learnt a 4 year CS course in one year.
[41:04] - Learning by books or videos?
[45:02] - What's the difference between free and active re-call?
[49:27] - How to remember more when reading books.
[51:53] - What role does obsession play in becoming a better learner?
[54:53] - How to choose a subject to learn?
[1:03:50] - What spacial repetition system does Scott use?
[1:08:37] - Scott's book recommendations
[1:12:22] - Outro
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