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Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Scott H. Young
3.93 AVERAGE
231 reviews for:
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Scott H. Young
3.93 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Despite the subject matter, I felt like I learned relatively little.
This book may be the one to push me over the edge - I'm increasingly getting the sense that there is a 'type' of self-improvement/pop-psych book where the authors are more or less in a self-congratulatory cabal, despite none of their books actually having substance. It seems a bit like a group of Gladwell wannabes, following the format of turning a TED talk into a short book and then hyping each other's books up to boost each other's sales. It's starting to get frustrating.
This book may be the one to push me over the edge - I'm increasingly getting the sense that there is a 'type' of self-improvement/pop-psych book where the authors are more or less in a self-congratulatory cabal, despite none of their books actually having substance. It seems a bit like a group of Gladwell wannabes, following the format of turning a TED talk into a short book and then hyping each other's books up to boost each other's sales. It's starting to get frustrating.
Con ejemplos prácticos, te enseña los principios que comparten las mente de algunos "genios" para funcionar. Muy recomendado para sacar mejor provecho de cualquier momento de aprendizaje, así no se califique inicialmente como un proyecto de ultralearning en sí mismo.
Like many other reviews here, I do feel that Young could have condensed this down a bit. Otherwise, it was a good listen. Though I do wish I can recall his points.
The book covers a good set of strategies for [mostly] self-directed learning in relatively short periods of time and can be used to design learning environments to help people for the same.
The strategies can definitely be helpful for a LOT of people, as per me.
However, the strategies aren't particularly unique or groundbreaking if you have read about learning techniques in general or work in improving education. It also doesn't help that the book struggles with bloating like any other productivity or self-help book.
The book uses specific examples of people who have undergone ultralearning projects and been reasonably successful, but it fails to counter how much of the strategies would work for people on a broader scale. How much does talent, existing skills, intellect, grit/persistence play into these strategies?
At the very least, the author does acknowledge the above limitations in his book which I liked. But really fails to cover any studies to show failures of ultralearning for different people and why.
There definitely is actionable content in the book that can help a lot of people. A good summary in a blog post along with the different projects mentioned in the book would help just as much and you could potentially avoid reading the book.
The strategies can definitely be helpful for a LOT of people, as per me.
However, the strategies aren't particularly unique or groundbreaking if you have read about learning techniques in general or work in improving education. It also doesn't help that the book struggles with bloating like any other productivity or self-help book.
The book uses specific examples of people who have undergone ultralearning projects and been reasonably successful, but it fails to counter how much of the strategies would work for people on a broader scale. How much does talent, existing skills, intellect, grit/persistence play into these strategies?
At the very least, the author does acknowledge the above limitations in his book which I liked. But really fails to cover any studies to show failures of ultralearning for different people and why.
There definitely is actionable content in the book that can help a lot of people. A good summary in a blog post along with the different projects mentioned in the book would help just as much and you could potentially avoid reading the book.
Probably the best book on meta-learning and how to approach learning a new skill out there. The mapping out aspect is particularly useful
slow-paced
A lot of memorable anecdotes and interesting ideas that feel easy to apply in real life. It felt a little slow at the end. Made me feel motivated for sure to start learning something!
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Before reading this book, I was first curious in the question "how much could I learn?". I'm really into learning things—the fact that it's satisfying due to the phenomenon flow—and improving myself. Then, I encountered this book. Ultralearning, as defined by Scott Young:
"Ultralearning : A strategy for acquiring skills and knowledge that is both self-directed and intense."
Ultralearning is for people who want to be a polymath. There is also benefits mentioned why ultralearning matters. Even though the book was written more of a guide for those who want to become one (and some examples of ultralearners), the steps are really helpful to develop the skills/knowledge you want. The principles mentioned, I think, also aligns with deliberate practice. Here are some of the quotes I found useful in the book:
- In the principle directness: "We want to speak a language but try to learn mostly by playing on fun apps, rather than conversing with actual people."
- In the principle drill: "By identifying a rate-determining step in your learning reaction, you can isolate it and work on it specifically."
- In the principle experimentation: "Simply spending a lot of time studying something isn’t enough to create a deep intuition."
"Ultralearning : A strategy for acquiring skills and knowledge that is both self-directed and intense."
Ultralearning is for people who want to be a polymath. There is also benefits mentioned why ultralearning matters. Even though the book was written more of a guide for those who want to become one (and some examples of ultralearners), the steps are really helpful to develop the skills/knowledge you want. The principles mentioned, I think, also aligns with deliberate practice. Here are some of the quotes I found useful in the book:
- In the principle directness: "We want to speak a language but try to learn mostly by playing on fun apps, rather than conversing with actual people."
- In the principle drill: "By identifying a rate-determining step in your learning reaction, you can isolate it and work on it specifically."
- In the principle experimentation: "Simply spending a lot of time studying something isn’t enough to create a deep intuition."