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I'm skeptical about efforts to revolutionize schooling
A brief explanation of my pessimism about efforts to radically improve education.
Scott H. Young
How can you master hard skills more quickly? Accelerate your career? Be more productive and live a better life?
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I Was Wrong About Speed Reading (2015)
7 years ago I wrote an article about speed reading. Turns out I made a lot of mistakes. Discover why speed reading might not be as useful as expected.
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Do the Real Thing
Success in most things boils down to a simple, but easily ignored distinction: do the real thing and stop doing fake alternatives instead.
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Apprenticeships Beat Classrooms
Apprenticeships beat schooling. Here's why they're a superior method for learning, and how you can apply this to the things you want to master.
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Variability, not repetition, is the key to mastery
The science behind how (and when) to mix things up in order to accelerate your improvement.
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Cognitive load theory and its applications for learning
What makes learning hard? How can we make it easier? Cognitive load theory explains how we learn and how to do it better.
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MIT Challenge
In 2012, I decided to try to learn MIT's 4-year undergraduate computer science curriculum in 12 months, without taking any classes. I was successful in passing the final exams for 33 classes and completing the required programming projects. You can view my TEDx Talk regarding the challenge, see links to all the free…
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Ultralearning
A four-year degree used to be a guarantee for a great career. Now it’s barely a foot in the door.