One of the biggest misconceptions about ultralearning is that it’s mostly about putting in a ton of hours towards a project in a short burst of time. On the surface, I can see why this impression would be misleading. My own projects often involve a ton of hours towards a project in a short burst […]
The Best Articles on Learning
Learning matters to everything you do in life. Here are the best articles I’ve written on the subject. The 5 Best Articles Although I’ve written hundreds of articles on the subject, if you’re not sure where to start, read these five: How to Start Your Own Ultralearning Project (Part One, Part Two) – The process […]
Useful Mental Model: Evolution by Natural Selection
Some ideas are so powerful and general, that once you learn them you start seeing them everywhere. Today I’d like to discuss one of those ideas: evolution by natural selection. Evolution by natural selection was one of the greatest intellectual triumphs of the last thousand years. The great diversity of life, including human beings, is […]
Most Books Won’t Change Your Life (But You Should Read Them Anyways)
“If you only put into action half of what you read, you’d already be a millionaire.” I’ve heard many variations of this advice, all making the point that the problem isn’t that we don’t have good ideas, but that we implement little of it and therefore our lives don’t change, we don’t lose weight, grow […]
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