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My Next Project – The Year Without English 26 Aug 2013 | 08:28 am
Last year, in October, I finished the MIT Challenge. Now, I’m proud to announce my next yearlong learning project The Year Without English. As with the MIT Challenge, I’ve made a central page where I...
Learning on Steroids is now open (until August 22nd) 14 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Learning on Steroids is now open for registration again. I’ll be holding open registration until August 22nd, 10am PST. After that we’re closed for another year. Check it out: http://www.scotthyoung....
Free Learn Faster 1-Week Bootcamp 6 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
About once a year I open my program, Learning on Steroids, to help people learn more effectively. To kick it off, I offer a free one week bootcamp–a series of daily emails and exercises to improve how...
Watch Out for “Good” Ideas 1 Aug 2013 | 04:29 am
Whenever I hear unanimous opinion a new idea or plan I have is “good”, I get suspicious. Until recently, however, I couldn’t articulate the cause of that suspicion. After all, if most people think an...
Why Your IQ Matters Less Than You Think 23 Jul 2013 | 11:16 pm
I remember the first and only time I got a D in a class. I was studying abroad in France, taking a French class to help me and the other foreign students adapt. The classes were divided into twelve l...
How to Execute a Successful Side Project 10 Jul 2013 | 06:30 am
I’m a big believer in the power of side projects. This blog was once a side project. Same for the business behind it. Nearly every professional milestone I’ve made was from something that happened in ...
Is Free University the Future? 29 Jun 2013 | 10:21 pm
Too busy to watch the whole thing? Read the transcript here (PDF). Above is an interview I recorded with Jonathan Haber. Jonathan independently came up with his own goal to learn a degree in one year...
Should You Learn Physics Like Newton? Contrasting Expert and Beginner Learning Strategies 20 Jun 2013 | 11:44 pm
After completing the MIT Challenge I got an unusual critique. The complaint was that I shouldn’t have looked at solutions after working through problems. Great thinkers like Newton or Euler, this crit...
How to Use Feedback 16 Jun 2013 | 01:43 am
If you want to improve your skills, products or performance, you need feedback. Without feedback, you’re limited to only your perspective, and that’s rarely the one that counts. The tricky part is tha...
How to Use Feedback 16 Jun 2013 | 01:43 am
If you want to improve your skills, products or performance, you need feedback. Without feedback, you’re limited to only your perspective, and that’s rarely the one that counts. The tricky part is th...
