pjdas1012's review against another edition
4.0
“Learning, at its core, is a broadening of horizons, of seeing things that were previously invisible and of recognizing capabilities within yourself that you didn't know existed”
In this "how to learn a lot fast" book, Scott Young describes his experiences of ultralearning (learning information at great depth in a short amount of time while retaining the knowledge long-term) and provides the core principles that allow anyone to be able to do the same. He discusses his experience of completing an MIT computer science degree in one year, and learning multiple languages in a matter of months.
I started off reading this with a skeptical look on my face. It seemed like this was another book emphasizing shortcuts for things that you should not take shortcuts for. But upon reading it, I found parts of it quite compelling. For one thing, the author clearly did his research. He pulls on theories from psychology as well as great learners from the past. There are certainly interesting stories of people who have accomplished great feats of learning, and he humanizes them and makes it seem like it would be possible for anyone to accomplish these feats. He also very clearly (and with great depth) goes into the nine principles he employed when he undertook his ultralearning experience. In that regard, I found that there was nothing groundbreaking in here. Everything in this book is probably something you've heard before regarding learning theory. However, I did find it nice to have everything in one book, so that when I do want to learn something intensely and quickly, I can follow this book. I can't vouch for whether this theory of learning will work for everyone, and I don't even know if it will work for me, but I appreciate having it in my arsenal of learning tools for the next time I feel the urge to learn a language or pick up a new skill.
In this "how to learn a lot fast" book, Scott Young describes his experiences of ultralearning (learning information at great depth in a short amount of time while retaining the knowledge long-term) and provides the core principles that allow anyone to be able to do the same. He discusses his experience of completing an MIT computer science degree in one year, and learning multiple languages in a matter of months.
I started off reading this with a skeptical look on my face. It seemed like this was another book emphasizing shortcuts for things that you should not take shortcuts for. But upon reading it, I found parts of it quite compelling. For one thing, the author clearly did his research. He pulls on theories from psychology as well as great learners from the past. There are certainly interesting stories of people who have accomplished great feats of learning, and he humanizes them and makes it seem like it would be possible for anyone to accomplish these feats. He also very clearly (and with great depth) goes into the nine principles he employed when he undertook his ultralearning experience. In that regard, I found that there was nothing groundbreaking in here. Everything in this book is probably something you've heard before regarding learning theory. However, I did find it nice to have everything in one book, so that when I do want to learn something intensely and quickly, I can follow this book. I can't vouch for whether this theory of learning will work for everyone, and I don't even know if it will work for me, but I appreciate having it in my arsenal of learning tools for the next time I feel the urge to learn a language or pick up a new skill.
audun_johansen's review against another edition
3.75
Very nice. I especially like the idea that transfer is hard. To learn something yu have to do that thing or the clostest possible thing
arieldavid's review against another edition
4.0
Lo sigo en su pagina y creo que en su blog dice mas cosas interesantes y profundas que en el libro
heavensbreak's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0