#36: Ultralearning - Master Hard Skills and Outsmart The Competition: Interview with Scott Young

Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

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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