Normally when I talk about learning quickly, I’m using speed as a synonym for efficiency. Use more effective methods and you’ll learn more in less time. All else being equal, that means you’re learning faster. Today, however, I want to consider a different meaning for speed: how quickly should you try to do things in […]

My wife and I recently welcomed our first child into this world, Thomas. It seems my next ultralearning challenge is going to be learning how to be a dad! I’m sure there will be plenty of life lessons from fatherhood that will make its way into my writing in the future. I’m planning on taking […]

How important should work be in your life? What kind of relationship should you have with your career? If you don’t feel like you have that, what should you do about it? I’m usually against overthinking wants and likes. Consider cilantro. Some people (like me) think it’s delicious. Others think it tastes like soap. No […]

The internet reachable by Google has over a million terabytes of data. Every minute 300 hours of new video is added to YouTube. In the time it took to read this sentence, at least 10,000 new tweets have appeared on Twitter. We’re drowning in information, so it’s only natural to feel overwhelmed. Right? I was […]