It’s been exactly one month since I started working on my goal to learn MIT’s computer science program at 4x the pace, without taking classes. In that time, I’ve written the final exams for 4 of the 33 classes I’ll need to take over the next year. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about […]
Good Life Philosophies Aren’t Simple
I asked my friend Benny Lewis, who is fluent in nearly a dozen languages, what he thought enabled him to gain fluency so quickly, often in as little as three months. He claimed that most of it came down to attitude—when he is learning, he stops speaking English, fully devoting himself to the language he […]
How Much Do Genes Matter?
Is being intelligent and having a high IQ tied to your genes? Explore my thoughts on the topic and why I think that intelligence shouldn’t play a part in improving.
Learning MIT Calculus in 5 Days
While doing my MIT challenge, I learned calculus in 5 days. Learn what my planning looked like and what steps I took to achieve this.
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