Scott Young: Ultralearning, How to Master Hard Skills Quickly

Scott H. Young on Ultralearning: how to master skills and acquire knowledge quickly. ★ ULTRALEARNING BOOK on Amazon → https://geni.us/ultralearning-scott ★ GET BETTER AT ANYTHING on Amazon → https://geni.us/get-better-at-anything SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2YsRssM 📚 Episode Notes: https://gettingsimple.com/scott-young-ultralearning 🎙 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/22-scott-young-ultralearning-how-to-master-hard-skills/id1319158020?i=1000446240449 🎙 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7a3BYU8EKn8G1jSSHsw9IO?si=FZYdRd8iRT6wnU7Pd5E2wA 🎥 All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVz6zdIOM02XW0b81XaCHiCow3UuBdbrg 🍃 Getting Simple: https://gettingsimple.com 🎙 Podcast: https://gettingsimple.com/podcast 🗣 Submit a Question: https://gettingsimple.com/ask 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/DdsefVZ 🧠 Machine Learning: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVz6zdIOM02VGgYG_cwmkkPGqLJhUms1n 👨🏻‍🎨 Sketches: https://sketch.nono.ma ✍🏻 Blog: https://nono.ma 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/nonoesp 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nonoesp 00:00 Start 00:28 Scott Young 04:31 Career 08:37 Going full time 11:05 Monetizing 12:52 Writing the Ultralearning book 15:09 Guinea pigs 18:21 Pushing yourself 26:12 Flow vs. deliberate practice 29:22 Ultralearning principles 35:34 Self-directed and intense 39:48 Why does ultralearning matter? 45:17 Can anyone learn? 49:28 Your learning approach 53:34 Directness 01:02:01 The Feynman technique 01:05:33 Rubber ducking 01:06:23 The mindset of experimentation 01:09:24 Constraints 01:12:23 The Expert Interview Method 01:14:56 Masters and mentors 01:19:06 Role models 01:20:37 Cal Newport and James Clear 01:22:38 Daily routine 01:23:16 Is your life simple? 01:23:49 Complexities 01:24:44 Team 01:26:18 Habits 01:27:45 Meditation 01:28:35 Rituals 01:29:44 Commute 01:29:54 Working from home 01:30:37 Sports and hobbies 01:31:24 Work hours 01:32:57 Email 01:33:51 Distractions 01:34:45 Social media 01:36:46 A list of ideas 01:37:45 Curating your work 01:39:39 Disconnection 01:40:58 Boredom 01:42:13 Healthy tech 01:43:28 Digital clutter 01:44:52 Workflows 01:45:36 Away from screens 01:46:17 The story about who you are 01:49:25 Successful people 01:50:28 One sentence to the world 01:50:46 What would you tell your 20-year-old self? 01:53:54 Paranoid 01:54:55 Book (and other) recommendations 01:55:53 Spaced-repetition systems 01:57:15 Connect with Scott 01:58:15 What's next? 01:59:53 Slowing down 02:01:04 See you next time 02:01:32 Scott speaking Spanish