Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

By Scott Young

Categories: Education & Teaching, Self-Help

Scott Young, who learned the MIT computer science curriculum in a year and four languages in a year, explains how to learn hard skills quickly and on your own. He studied other ultralearners and identifies nine principles, including meta-learning, focus, directness, drills, retrieval, feedback and experimentation. The book shows how intense, self-directed projects can help people master new skills and advance their careers.

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• Shane Parrish: “In an effort to learn, author Scott Young has taken on some remarkable projects including learning three other languages and the entire MIT computer science curriculum in under one year. More than simply chronicling those journeys and the subculture of ultralearners, the book offers a roadmap for learning”