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Scott H Young Podcast

English, Education, 1 season, 306 episodes, 2 days, 10 hours, 42 minutes
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(Ep 301) - My 7 rules for happiness

(Ep 301) - My 7 rules for happiness by Scott H Young
6/13/20247 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 300) - When procrastination is productive

(Ep 300) - When procrastination is productive by Scott H Young
5/16/20246 minutes, 6 seconds
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(Ep 299) - The science of mental models

(Ep 299) - The science of mental models by Scott H Young
5/16/202412 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 299) - The science of mental models

(Ep 299) - The science of mental models by Scott H Young
5/10/202412 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 298) - My New Book "Get Better At Anything" is now available!

(Ep 298) - My New Book "Get Better At Anything" is now available! by Scott H Young
5/7/20243 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 297) - Get Better At Anything Comes Out Next Week!

Preorder now: AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063256673?linkCode=gs2&tag=harpercollins-21 APPLE BOOKS: https://books.apple.com/us/book/get-better-at-anything/id6459055308 BARNES & NOBLE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/get-better-at-anything-scott-h-young/1143886771?ean=9780063256675&st=AFF&2sid=HarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC_7252169_NA&sourceId=AFFHarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC BOOKS-A-MILLION: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063256675?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww&AID=10747236&PID=7252169&cjevent=c97a7369e63111ee828702250a18b8f6 BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/p/books/get-better-at-anything-12-maxims-for-mastery-scott-h-young/20917001?ean=9780063256675 GOOGLE PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780063256675&c=books HARPERCOLLINS: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/get-better-at-anything-scott-h-young?variant=41225621241890&utm_source=aps&utm_medium=athrweb&utm_campaign=aps KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=get+better+at+anything&utm_source=linkshare_us&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=harpercollins.com&utm_term=authorweb&ranmid=37217&raneaid=mdxm68jzjz8&ransiteid=mdxm68jzjz8-rr9mlzeyfc8gf1vg_fezsq&siteid=mdxm68jzjz8-rr9mlzeyfc8gf1vg_fezsq&fclanguages=all INDIGO: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/get-better-at-anything-12-maxims-for-mastery/9780063256675.html AUDIBLE: https://www.audible.co.uk/?ref=Adbl_ip_rdr_from_US&source_code=AUK30DFT1BkWS0826159058&ipRedirectFrom=US&ipRedirectOriginalURL=pd%2FGet-Better-at-Anything-Audiobook%2FB0CF7D2H71%3Faction_code%3DASSGB149080119000H%26share_location%3Dpdp Preorder bonus information: https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2024/03/20/gbaa-preorder
4/30/20242 minutes, 37 seconds
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(Ep 296) - How to learn vocabulary in a new language

(Ep 296) - How to learn vocabulary in a new language by Scott H Young
4/25/20248 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 295) - 5 Keys to Get the Most out of the Feynman Technique

(Ep 295) - 5 Keys to Get the Most out of the Feynman Technique by Scott H Young
4/18/20247 minutes, 29 seconds
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(Ep 294) - The infinite library problem

(Ep 294) - The infinite library problem by Scott H Young
4/11/20244 minutes, 30 seconds
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(Ep 293) - The Science of Learning Physics

(Ep 293) - The Science of Learning Physics by Scott H Young
4/4/20247 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 292) - Does Everyone Learn at the Same Rate? An Intriguing Experiment

(Ep 292) - Does Everyone Learn at the Same Rate? An Intriguing Experiment by Scott H Young
3/27/20245 minutes, 47 seconds
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(Ep 291) - My New Book: Get Better at Anything (Special Offer for Preorders)

Preorder now: AMAZON: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0063256673?linkCode=gs2&tag=harpercollins-21 APPLE BOOKS: https://books.apple.com/us/book/get-better-at-anything/id6459055308 BARNES & NOBLE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/get-better-at-anything-scott-h-young/1143886771?ean=9780063256675&st=AFF&2sid=HarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC_7252169_NA&sourceId=AFFHarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC BOOKS-A-MILLION: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063256675?cjdata=MXxZfDB8WXww&AID=10747236&PID=7252169&cjevent=c97a7369e63111ee828702250a18b8f6 BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/p/books/get-better-at-anything-12-maxims-for-mastery-scott-h-young/20917001?ean=9780063256675 GOOGLE PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780063256675&c=books HARPERCOLLINS: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/get-better-at-anything-scott-h-young?variant=41225621241890&utm_source=aps&utm_medium=athrweb&utm_campaign=aps KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=get+better+at+anything&utm_source=linkshare_us&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=harpercollins.com&utm_term=authorweb&ranmid=37217&raneaid=mdxm68jzjz8&ransiteid=mdxm68jzjz8-rr9mlzeyfc8gf1vg_fezsq&siteid=mdxm68jzjz8-rr9mlzeyfc8gf1vg_fezsq&fclanguages=all INDIGO: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/get-better-at-anything-12-maxims-for-mastery/9780063256675.html AUDIBLE: https://www.audible.co.uk/?ref=Adbl_ip_rdr_from_US&source_code=AUK30DFT1BkWS0826159058&ipRedirectFrom=US&ipRedirectOriginalURL=pd%2FGet-Better-at-Anything-Audiobook%2FB0CF7D2H71%3Faction_code%3DASSGB149080119000H%26share_location%3Dpdp Preorder bonus information: https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2024/03/20/gbaa-preorder
3/20/20244 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 290) - The 6 Causes of Burnout (and How to Avoid It)

(Ep 290) - The 6 Causes of Burnout (and How to Avoid It) by Scott H Young
3/14/20247 minutes, 41 seconds
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(Ep 289) - The paradox of productivity

(Ep 289) - The paradox of productivity by Scott H Young
3/5/20244 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 288) - The 10,000-Hour Rule is a Myth

(Ep 288) - The 10,000-Hour Rule is a Myth by Scott H Young
2/29/20247 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 287) - 5 Ways to Make Studying Fun (Without Sacrificing Effectiveness)

(Ep 287) - 5 Ways to Make Studying Fun (Without Sacrificing Effectiveness) by Scott H Young
2/22/20248 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 286) - The 10 Best Books I Read in 2023

(Ep 286) - The 10 Best Books I Read in 2023 by Scott H Young
2/16/20248 minutes, 59 seconds
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(Ep 285) - 6 Strategies for Learning New Things (When You Have Kids)

(Ep 285) - 6 Strategies for Learning New Things (When You Have Kids) by Scott H Young
2/8/20245 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 284) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy- How to Change Your Mind

(Ep 284) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy- How to Change Your Mind by Scott H Young
2/1/20249 minutes, 14 seconds
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(Ep 283) - How to learn anything easily

(Ep 283) - How to learn anything easily by Scott H Young
1/25/20247 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 282) - Why Build a Life of Focus?

(Ep 282) - Why Build a Life of Focus? by Scott H Young
1/18/20242 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 281) - Deciding Your Next Decade

(Ep 281) - Deciding Your Next Decade by Scott H Young
1/15/20242 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 280) - Why You Can’t Put Down Your Phone

(Ep 280) - Why You Can’t Put Down Your Phone by Scott H Young
1/11/20243 minutes, 22 seconds
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(Ep 279) - Lesson 1: How to Get Into a Focused State Quickly

(Ep 279) - Lesson 1: How to Get Into a Focused State Quickly by Scott H Young
1/8/20243 minutes, 16 seconds
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(Ep 278) - The 15 People Who Have Most Influenced My Thinking

(Ep 278) - The 15 People Who Have Most Influenced My Thinking by Scott H Young
1/4/202418 minutes, 16 seconds
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(Ep 277) - What Does Research Say is the Best Way to Learn a Language

(Ep 277) - What Does Research Say is the Best Way to Learn a Language by Scott H Young
12/22/202310 minutes, 6 seconds
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(Ep 276) - My #1 rule for writing

(Ep 276) - My #1 rule for writing by Scott H Young
12/15/20233 minutes, 48 seconds
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(Ep 275) - Self-Efficacy: The Key to Understanding What Motivates You

(Ep 275) - Self-Efficacy: The Key to Understanding What Motivates You by Scott H Young
12/8/20239 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 274) - 18 Life Lessons I’d Give My 18-Year-Old Self

(Ep 274) - 18 Life Lessons I’d Give My 18-Year-Old Self by Scott H Young
12/1/20235 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 273) - The Simple Rule for Achieving Ambitious Goals

(Ep 273) - The Simple Rule for Achieving Ambitious Goals by Scott H Young
11/24/20234 minutes, 8 seconds
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(Ep 272) - 7 Expert Opinions I Agree With (That Most People Don’t)

(Ep 272) - 7 Expert Opinions I Agree With (That Most People Don’t) by Scott H Young
11/17/20238 minutes, 48 seconds
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(Ep 271) - Why I'm not more popular

(Ep 271) - Why I'm not more popular by Scott H Young
11/10/20235 minutes, 4 seconds
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(Ep 270) - The Mind is a Computer

(Ep 270) - The Mind is a Computer by Scott H Young
11/3/20237 minutes, 41 seconds
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(Ep 269) - Overcoming Procrastination, Input Hypothesis, Time Management and Motor Skills

(Ep 269) - Overcoming Procrastination, Input Hypothesis, Time Management and Motor Skills by Scott H Young
10/25/20238 minutes, 37 seconds
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(Ep 268) - Range, Learning Styles, Nootropics, Value Of Learning Things You’re Doomed To Forget

(Ep 268) - Range, Learning Styles, Nootropics, Value Of Learning Things You’re Doomed To Forget by Scott H Young
10/18/20238 minutes, 40 seconds
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(Ep 267) - Eight of My Unanswered Questions About the Best Way to Learn

(Ep 267) - Eight of My Unanswered Questions About the Best Way to Learn by Scott H Young
10/11/20238 minutes, 51 seconds
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(Ep 266) - The Problem with Being Too Patient

(Ep 266) - The Problem with Being Too Patient by Scott H Young
10/5/20238 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 265) - Why Flashcards Beat Mnemonics for Studying

(Ep 265) - Why Flashcards Beat Mnemonics for Studying by Scott H Young
9/28/20238 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 264) - The Key to building rare and valuable skills

(Ep 264) - The Key to building rare and valuable skills by Scott H Young
9/21/20236 minutes, 8 seconds
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(Ep 263) - Before You Burn Yourself Out Working, Do This

(Ep 263) - Before You Burn Yourself Out Working, Do This by Scott H Young
9/18/20235 minutes, 51 seconds
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(Ep 262) - Lesson 2: The Simple Economic Theory That Explains Whether You’ll Have a Great Career

(Ep 262) - Lesson 2: The Simple Economic Theory That Explains Whether You’ll Have a Great Career by Scott H Young
9/14/20234 minutes, 57 seconds
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(Ep 261) - Lesson 1: Who Cares what Warren Buffett eats for lunch?

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9/11/20234 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 260) - When is Learning Worth the Effort?

(Ep 260) - When is Learning Worth the Effort? by Scott H Young
9/7/202310 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 259) - The complete guide to working memory

(Ep 259) - The complete guide to working memory by Scott H Young
9/1/202353 minutes, 24 seconds
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(Ep 258) - When are Minimal Habits Useful for Learning

(Ep 258) - When are Minimal Habits Useful for Learning by Scott H Young
8/25/20237 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 257) - Seven Steps for Making a Solid Studying Plan

(Ep 257) - Seven Steps for Making a Solid Studying Plan by Scott H Young
8/17/202311 minutes, 35 seconds
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(Ep 257) - Seven Steps for Making a Solid Studying Plan

(Ep 257) - Seven Steps for Making a Solid Studying Plan by Scott H Young
8/17/202311 minutes, 35 seconds
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(Ep 256) - Ten Great Books on How to Learn Better

(Ep 256) - Ten Great Books on How to Learn Better by Scott H Young
8/10/20236 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 255) - 10 Ways You Can Use ChatGPT to Learn Better

(Ep 255) - 10 Ways You Can Use ChatGPT to Learn Better by Scott H Young
8/3/202314 minutes, 45 seconds
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(Ep 254) - Recent Reading- Creativity, Mastery and the Three Phases of Learning

(Ep 254) - Recent Reading- Creativity, Mastery and the Three Phases of Learning by Scott H Young
7/6/20237 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 253) - Some thoughts on becoming self-actualized

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6/29/202311 minutes, 10 seconds
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(Ep 252) - Ten of My Favorite Papers on the Science of Learning and Thinking

(Ep 252) - Ten of My Favorite Papers on the Science of Learning and Thinking by Scott H Young
6/22/202312 minutes, 47 seconds
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(Ep 251) - How much transfer can you expect

(Ep 251) - How much transfer can you expect by Scott H Young
6/9/202313 minutes, 47 seconds
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(Ep 250) - Are we losing the ability to read books

(Ep 250) - Are we losing the ability to read books by Scott H Young
6/1/20233 minutes, 32 seconds
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(Ep 249) - No, ChatGPT Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Need to Learn Things

(Ep 249) - No, ChatGPT Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Need to Learn Things by Scott H Young
5/25/20237 minutes, 22 seconds
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(Ep 248) - Creativity is productivity

(Ep 248) - Creativity is productivity by Scott H Young
4/27/20236 minutes, 7 seconds
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(Ep 247) - Learning fast and slow

(Ep 247) - Learning fast and slow by Scott H Young
4/19/20237 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 246) - How my views on learning have changed over time

(Ep 246) - How my views on learning have changed over time by Scott H Young
4/7/202313 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 245) - What Would You Do With More Time?

(Ep 245) - What Would You Do With More Time? by Scott H Young
3/16/20232 minutes, 41 seconds
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(Ep 244) - The Underrated Usefulness of Taking a Time Log

(Ep 244) - The Underrated Usefulness of Taking a Time Log by Scott H Young
3/13/20233 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 243) - The Key to Sustainable Productivity

(Ep 243) - The Key to Sustainable Productivity by Scott H Young
3/11/20233 minutes, 51 seconds
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(Ep 242) - Needing to Pay Attention is a Novel Problem

(Ep 242) - Needing to Pay Attention is a Novel Problem by Scott H Young
3/7/20233 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 241) - Why Do People (Usually) Learn Less as They Get Older?

(Ep 241) - Why Do People (Usually) Learn Less as They Get Older? by Scott H Young
3/2/20236 minutes, 14 seconds
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(Ep 240) - The Intermediate Plateau

(Ep 240) - The Intermediate Plateau by Scott H Young
2/22/202311 minutes, 13 seconds
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(Ep 239) - Curated Consumption: A Saner Approach to Online Media

(Ep 239) - Curated Consumption: A Saner Approach to Online Media by Scott H Young
2/14/20233 minutes, 58 seconds
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(Ep 238) - The ten-book rule for smarter thinking

(Ep 238) - The ten-book rule for smarter thinking by Scott H Young
2/3/20237 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 237) - 10 mental models for learning

(Ep 237) - 10 mental models for learning by Scott H Young
1/31/202314 minutes, 31 seconds
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(Ep 236) - Good advice is obvious

(Ep 236) - Good advice is obvious by Scott H Young
1/24/20234 minutes, 46 seconds
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(Ep 235) - What Classes Should I Study to Land a Job?

(Ep 235) - What Classes Should I Study to Land a Job? by Scott H Young
1/17/20237 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 234) - Why didn't more people take the MIT challenge

(Ep 234) - Why didn't more people take the MIT challenge by Scott H Young
1/9/20238 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 233) - 7 Books on the Science of Learning

(Ep 233) - 7 Books on the Science of Learning by Scott H Young
1/2/202313 minutes, 37 seconds
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(Ep 232) - Variability not repetition is the key to mastery

(Ep 232) - Variability not repetition is the key to mastery by Scott H Young
12/19/202211 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 231) - Avoiding Flashcard Hell

(Ep 231) - Avoiding Flashcard Hell by Scott H Young
11/29/20228 minutes, 15 seconds
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(Ep 230) - Rapid Learner Lesson 4: Why you need a learning sytem

(Ep 230) - Rapid Learner Lesson 4: Why you need a learning sytem by Scott H Young
11/26/20224 minutes, 18 seconds
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(EP 229) - Rapid Learner Lesson 3: How to approach any exam with confidence

(EP 229) - Rapid Learner Lesson 3: How to approach any exam with confidence by Scott H Young
11/24/20224 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 228) - Rapid Learner Lesson 2: Which matters more method or motivation

(Ep 228) - Rapid Learner Lesson 2: Which matters more method or motivation by Scott H Young
11/22/20224 minutes, 41 seconds
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(EP 227) - Rapid Learner Lesson 1: You've never been taught how to learn

(EP 227) - Rapid Learner Lesson 1: You've never been taught how to learn by Scott H Young
11/20/20223 minutes, 57 seconds
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(Ep 226) - Failure is a lousy teacher

(Ep 226) - Failure is a lousy teacher by Scott H Young
11/14/202210 minutes, 48 seconds
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(Ep 225) - Brain training doesn't work

(Ep 225) - Brain training doesn't work by Scott H Young
10/31/20228 minutes, 11 seconds
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(Ep 224) - Building Confidence in Communication with Tristan de Montebello

(Ep 224) - Building Confidence in Communication with Tristan de Montebello by Scott H Young
9/27/202245 minutes, 31 seconds
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(Ep 223) - Maximize learning time with these 7 habits

(Ep 223) - Maximize learning time with these 7 habits by Scott H Young
9/12/20227 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 222) - 85 percent rule for learning

(Ep 222) - 85 percent rule for learning by Scott H Young
9/5/20227 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 221) - What work matters

(Ep 221) - What work matters by Scott H Young
8/27/20225 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 220) - Why people stop improving

(Ep 220) - Why people stop improving by Scott H Young
8/25/20225 minutes, 34 seconds
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(Ep 219) - How to find your next step

(Ep 219) - How to find your next step by Scott H Young
8/23/20225 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 218) - The key to career progress

(Ep 218) - The key to career progress by Scott H Young
8/21/20225 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 217) - Practice Made Perfect: The 10 Keys to Optimize Improvement

(Ep 217) - Practice Made Perfect: The 10 Keys to Optimize Improvement by Scott H Young
8/8/202211 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 215) - More Recent Reading: Viking Law, Backgammon Strategy, The History of Alchemy and more…

(Ep 215) - More Recent Reading: Viking Law, Backgammon Strategy, The History of Alchemy and more… by Scott H Young
8/1/202212 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 216) - You're never too good for the basics

(Ep 216) - You're never too good for the basics by Scott H Young
7/25/20223 minutes, 10 seconds
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(Ep 214) - The 10 best books on productivity

(Ep 214) - The 10 best books on productivity by Scott H Young
7/11/20229 minutes, 20 seconds
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(Ep 213) - You should pay for tutors

(Ep 213) - You should pay for tutors by Scott H Young
7/4/20225 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 212) - No, you haven't forgotten everything

(Ep 212) - No, you haven't forgotten everything by Scott H Young
6/21/20225 minutes, 8 seconds
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(Ep 211) - Building A Second Brain - Tiago Forte

(Ep 211) - Building A Second Brain - Tiago Forte by Scott H Young
6/14/202236 minutes, 31 seconds
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(Ep 210) - Do you learn more by struggling on hard problems

(Ep 210) - Do you learn more by struggling on hard problems by Scott H Young
6/6/20229 minutes, 25 seconds
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(Ep 209) - Book Review - Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs

(Ep 209) - Book Review - Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs by Scott H Young
5/30/20229 minutes, 29 seconds
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(Ep 208) - More recent reading

(Ep 208) - More recent reading by Scott H Young
5/23/202214 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 207) - Sustaining motivation, judging experts and the meanings of life

(Ep 207) - Sustaining motivation, judging experts and the meanings of life by Scott H Young
5/2/202212 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 206) - See-do-feedback - The correct way to practice

(Ep 206) - See-do-feedback - The correct way to practice by Scott H Young
4/25/20228 minutes, 32 seconds
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(Ep 205) - How to decide what to work on

(Ep 205) - How to decide what to work on by Scott H Young
4/18/20225 minutes, 50 seconds
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(Ep 204) - Cultural literacy

(Ep 204) - Cultural literacy by Scott H Young
4/11/202211 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 203) - What i've been reading

(Ep 203) - What i've been reading by Scott H Young
4/4/20229 minutes, 59 seconds
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(Ep 202) - Desirable Difficulties: When Harder is Better for Learning

(Ep 202) - Desirable Difficulties: When Harder is Better for Learning by Scott H Young
3/28/20227 minutes, 1 second
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(Ep 201) - Construction integration model

(Ep 201) - Construction integration model by Scott H Young
3/14/202219 minutes, 38 seconds
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(Ep 200) - How Do We Learn Complex Skills? Understanding ACT-R Theory

(Ep 200) - How Do We Learn Complex Skills? Understanding ACT-R Theory by Scott H Young
2/28/202219 minutes, 15 seconds
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(Ep 199) - Why don't we use the math we learn in school

(Ep 199) - Why don't we use the math we learn in school by Scott H Young
2/21/202211 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 198) - The science of achievement - 7 research-backed tips to set better goals

(Ep 198) - The science of achievement - 7 research-backed tips to set better goals by Scott H Young
1/31/202210 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 197) - New research shows I was right about watching lectures faster

(Ep 197) - New research shows I was right about watching lectures faster by Scott H Young
1/24/20225 minutes
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(Ep 196) - Cognitive load theory and its applications for learning

(Ep 196) - Cognitive load theory and its applications for learning by Scott H Young
1/10/202217 minutes, 35 seconds
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(Ep 195) - 7 books that have challenged and changed my thinking

(Ep 195) - 7 books that have challenged and changed my thinking by Scott H Young
1/3/202211 minutes, 7 seconds
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(Ep 194) - How much do you need to know before getting started?

(Ep 194) - How much do you need to know before getting started? by Scott H Young
12/27/20217 minutes, 3 seconds
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(Ep 193) - Which works better habits or projects

(Ep 193) - Which works better habits or projects by Scott H Young
12/20/20219 minutes, 39 seconds
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(Ep 192) - Learning by doing - when does it work, when does it fail

(Ep 192) - Learning by doing - when does it work, when does it fail by Scott H Young
12/13/202115 minutes, 33 seconds
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(Ep 191) - What if you don't feel smart enough

(Ep 191) - What if you don't feel smart enough by Scott H Young
12/6/20219 minutes, 14 seconds
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(Ep 190) - The craft is the end

(Ep 190) - The craft is the end by Scott H Young
11/29/20215 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 189) - 10 interesting books on how to think and learn

(Ep 189) - 10 interesting books on how to think and learn by Scott H Young
11/22/202112 minutes, 32 seconds
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(Ep 188) - You're trying to do too much

(Ep 188) - You're trying to do too much by Scott H Young
11/16/20215 minutes, 55 seconds
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(Ep 187) - The project driven life

(Ep 187) - The project driven life by Scott H Young
11/11/20216 minutes, 59 seconds
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(Ep 186) - Want to write for a living - 7 things I wish I knew

(Ep 186) - Want to write for a living - 7 things I wish I knew by Scott H Young
11/4/20218 minutes, 24 seconds
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(Ep 185) - Is modernity a myth

(Ep 185) - Is modernity a myth by Scott H Young
10/21/202111 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 184) - I'm 33

(Ep 184) - I'm 33 by Scott H Young
10/14/20216 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 183) - Lessons Learned from 5 Years and 5000+ Students in Top Performer

Find the course on my website: https://www.scotthyoung.com/
10/1/20217 minutes, 25 seconds
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(Ep 182) - Is life better when you're busy?

(Ep 182) - Is life better when you're busy? by Scott H Young
9/24/20218 minutes, 50 seconds
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(Ep 181) - Why aren't there more apprenticeships?

(Ep 181) - Why aren't there more apprenticeships? by Scott H Young
9/20/20215 minutes, 50 seconds
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(Ep 180) - Book recommendation - Uncommon Sense Teaching

(Ep 180) - Book recommendation - Uncommon Sense Teaching by Scott H Young
9/17/20213 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 179) - 10 Best tools to stay mentally sharp at work

(Ep 179) - 10 Best tools to stay mentally sharp at work by Scott H Young
8/19/202112 minutes, 16 seconds
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(Ep 178) - Metrics - Useful or Evil?

(Ep 178) - Metrics - Useful or Evil? by Scott H Young
8/5/202111 minutes, 3 seconds
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(Ep 177) - What are the best arguments against doing the real thing

(Ep 177) - What are the best arguments against doing the real thing by Scott H Young
7/29/202110 minutes, 58 seconds
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(Ep 176) - What is understanding

(Ep 176) - What is understanding by Scott H Young
7/22/20219 minutes, 39 seconds
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(Ep 175) - Beware tractability bias

(Ep 175) - Beware tractability bias by Scott H Young
7/15/20216 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 174) - How becoming a dad changed my thoughts on productivity

(Ep 174) - How becoming a dad changed my thoughts on productivity by Scott H Young
7/8/20217 minutes, 46 seconds
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(Ep 173) - Digging the well

(Ep 173) - Digging the well by Scott H Young
7/1/20215 minutes, 15 seconds
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(Ep 172) - 14 Books On Learning by Doing, Apprenticeship and Transfer

(Ep 172) - 14 Books On Learning by Doing, Apprenticeship and Transfer by Scott H Young
6/24/202114 minutes, 55 seconds
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(Ep 171) - A new understanding of effort

(Ep 171) - A new understanding of effort by Scott H Young
6/9/202111 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 170) - Make your life better by doing less

(Ep 170) - Make your life better by doing less by Scott H Young
6/1/20215 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 169) - How I do research

(Ep 169) - How I do research by Scott H Young
5/25/202110 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 167) - How to think for yourself

(Ep 167) - How to think for yourself by Scott H Young
5/20/20215 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 168) - The key to find time for learning

(Ep 168) - The key to find time for learning by Scott H Young
5/17/20217 minutes, 19 seconds
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(Ep 166) - The science behind building general skills

(Ep 166) - The science behind building general skills by Scott H Young
5/13/20219 minutes, 13 seconds
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(Ep 165) - The 10 central strategies for deeper learning

(Ep 165) - The 10 central strategies for deeper learning by Scott H Young
5/10/202111 minutes, 7 seconds
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(Ep 164) - Should you use flashcards to learn

Should you use flashcards to learn?
4/27/202110 minutes, 46 seconds
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(Ep 163) - Some reflections on being off social media

Some reflections on being off social media
4/22/20219 minutes, 19 seconds
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(Ep 162) - My 10 favourite free online classes

My 10 favourite free online classes
4/20/202110 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 161) - How hard should you work

How hard should you work?
4/15/20219 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 160) - Book recommendation: A world without email

Book recommendation: A world without email.
4/13/20218 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 159) - Could you learn every subject

Could you learn every subject?
4/8/202110 minutes, 3 seconds
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(Ep 158) - 10 ideas that have shaped my life

10 ideas that have shaped my life.
4/6/202112 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 157) - How to improve your self awareness

Make It Happen - Free Lesson 4
3/27/20217 minutes, 10 seconds
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(Ep 156) - Why we struggle to motivate ourselves

Make It Happen - Free Lesson 3
3/25/20217 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 155) - The neuroscience of motivation

Make It Happen - Free Lesson 2
3/23/20217 minutes, 11 seconds
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(Ep 154) - Inspiration is overrated

Make It Happen - Free Lesson 1
3/21/20216 minutes, 1 second
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(Ep 153) - The productivity frontier

Talking about the productivity frontier.
3/16/20217 minutes, 31 seconds
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(Ep 152) - Smarter people take more risks

Smarter people take more risks
3/11/20218 minutes, 12 seconds
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(Ep 151) - 10 foundational practices for a good life

10 foundational practices for a good life
3/9/202116 minutes, 50 seconds
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(Ep 150) - How much can you change yourself

How much can you change yourself?
3/4/202112 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 149) - How to take notes

How to take notes
3/2/20218 minutes, 22 seconds
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(Ep 148) - The key to making risky decisions

The key to making risky decisions.
2/25/20218 minutes, 36 seconds
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(Ep 147) - What's the best way to learn biology

What's the best way to learn biology?
2/23/20218 minutes, 39 seconds
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(Ep 146) - How to stay focused

Example Lesson 4 - Life of Focus
2/6/20216 minutes, 10 seconds
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(Ep 145) - How to be more satisfied with your spare time

Example Lesson 3 - Life of Focus
2/4/20216 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 144) - On doing your life's work

Example Lesson 2 - Life of Focus
2/2/20217 minutes, 2 seconds
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(Ep 143) - It's time to reclaim your mind

Example Lesson 4 - Life of Focus
1/31/20215 minutes, 6 seconds
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(Ep 142) - Are you missing this essential foundation for good life

Are you missing this essential foundation for good life?
1/28/20218 minutes, 34 seconds
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(Ep 141) - Fearing forgetting: Should you try to maintain or relearn knowledge?

Fearing forgetting: Should you try to maintain or relearn knowledge?
1/26/20219 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 140) - How to become more curious

How to become more curious.
1/21/20216 minutes, 48 seconds
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(Ep 139) - Paradox of effort

Paradox of effort.
1/19/20214 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 138) - The boring and vastly underrated art of planning

The boring and vastly underrated art of planning
1/14/20218 minutes, 31 seconds
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(Ep 137) - The value of learning useless things

The value of learning useless things
1/12/20219 minutes, 7 seconds
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(Ep 136) - What are the Limits of Building Better Habits?

(Ep 136) - What are the Limits of Building Better Habits? by Scott H Young
12/21/202010 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 135) - Piers Steel - The science behind procrastination

(Ep 135) - Piers Steel - The science behind procrastination by Scott H Young
12/14/20201 hour, 7 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 133) - 7 essential focus rituals

7 essential focus rituals.
12/3/20209 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 134) - What is beyond self-improvement

What is beyond self-improvement?
11/30/202011 minutes, 9 seconds
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(Ep 132) - Complete guide to motivation

The complete guide to motivation
11/2/20201 hour, 24 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 131) - How to teach yourself anything in less than three months

How to teach yourself anything in less than three months
10/15/20205 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 130) - How Einstein learned physics

How Einstein learned physics.
10/12/202015 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 129) - Two types of growth

There are two types of growth.
9/22/20207 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 128) - How to study for a standardized test

How to study for a standardized test
9/18/20208 minutes, 11 seconds
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(Ep 127) - How to finish your work, one bite at a time

How to finish your work, one bite at a time
9/14/20206 minutes, 23 seconds
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(Ep 126) - Audio, Paper or Kindle: What's the best way to read a book

Audio, Paper or Kindle: What's the best way to read a book
9/11/20204 minutes, 20 seconds
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(Ep 125) - Set an unbreakable standard

Set an unbreakable standard.
8/27/20206 minutes, 34 seconds
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(Ep 124) - What is productivity guilt

What is productivity guilt?
8/25/20206 minutes, 1 second
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(Ep 123) - If you want to be fit, don't buy new running shoes

If you want to be fit, don't buy new running shoes!
8/20/20205 minutes
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(Ep 122) - How to pick which books to read

How to pick which books to read?
8/18/20208 minutes, 12 seconds
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(Ep 121) - The 7 most common learner mistakes

The 7 most common learner mistakes.
8/13/202010 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 120) - Seven principles of learning better from cognitive science

Seven principles of learning better from cognitive science.
8/11/202011 minutes, 42 seconds
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(Ep 119) - The Overkill Approach: How to solve the hardest problems you face

The Overkill Approach: How to solve the hardest problems you face
8/6/20206 minutes, 24 seconds
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(Ep 118) - Five scientific steps to ace your next exam

Five scientific steps to ace your next exam
8/4/20208 minutes, 47 seconds
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(Ep 117) - The surprisingly narrow path to success

The surprisingly narrow path to success.
7/30/202010 minutes, 3 seconds
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(Ep 116) - The all-important difference between effort and effectiveness

The all-important difference between effort and effectiveness.
7/28/20204 minutes, 35 seconds
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(Ep 115) - You probably have too much motivation

You probably have too much motivation.
7/21/202010 minutes, 24 seconds
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(Ep 114) - The 10 best mental models

The 10 best mental models.
7/16/202010 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 113) - How to commit to things you start

How to commit to things you start.
7/14/202011 minutes, 16 seconds
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(Ep 112) - Boost your motivation to learn hard things

The fourth free lesson for the upcoming Rapid Learner launch.
7/4/20207 minutes, 36 seconds
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(Ep 111) - Get better at the things you do every day

The third free lesson for the upcoming Rapid Learner launch.
7/2/20207 minutes, 36 seconds
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(Ep 110) - The perfect studying routine

The second free lesson for the upcoming Rapid Learner launch.
6/30/20207 minutes, 19 seconds
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(Ep 109) - How to quickly extract the best insights from a huge topic

The first free lesson for the upcoming Rapid Learner launch.
6/28/20209 minutes, 1 second
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(Ep 108) - How much faster could you learn

How much faster could you learn?
6/25/20207 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 107) - What's next?

What's next?
6/23/20206 minutes, 34 seconds
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(Ep 106) - The hard way is the easy way

The hard way is the easy way.
6/18/20205 minutes, 47 seconds
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(Ep 105) - Rethinking self-discipline

Rethinking self-discipline.
6/16/202016 minutes, 32 seconds
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(Ep 104) - How successful was the MIT challenge?

How successful was the MIT challenge?
6/11/202015 minutes, 2 seconds
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(Ep 103) - How much of your career is running to stay in the same spot

How much of your career is running to stay in the same spot?
6/9/20207 minutes, 11 seconds
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(Ep 102) - Set goals in the middle

Set your goals in the middle.
6/4/20206 minutes, 20 seconds
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(Ep 101) - Choose your signal wisely

Choose your signal wisely.
6/2/202011 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 100) - Cal Newport: The narrow path to success, fatherhood & challenging conventional wisdom

Interview with Cal Newport about career success, family life and digital minimalism.
5/22/20201 hour, 1 minute, 48 seconds
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(Ep 98) - Week two Macedonian

Update for week two of learning Macedonian.
5/15/20202 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 99) - Do the real thing

Do the real thing.
5/11/20208 minutes, 29 seconds
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(Ep 97) - Week one Macedonian

Week one learning Macedonian.
5/7/20206 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 96) - Seven rules for long-term productivity

Seven rules for long-term productivity.
5/5/202013 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 95) - New project: Learning Macedonian

My new project - Learning Macedonian
5/1/20206 minutes, 53 seconds
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(Ep 94) - Being and time - An interesting book you probably shouldn't read

A review of an interesting book you probably shouldn't read.
4/28/202023 minutes, 47 seconds
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(Ep 93) - I was wrong about speed reading: here are the facts

I was wrong about speed reading: here are the facts.
4/23/202012 minutes
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(Ep 92) - Seven habits that seem lazy (but actually let you get more done)

Seven habits that seem lazy (but actually let you get more done)
4/21/20208 minutes, 36 seconds
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(Ep 91) - How important is work

How important is work?
4/16/20209 minutes, 4 seconds
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(Ep 90) - Core ideas of self-improvement

Core ideas of Self-Improvement.
4/14/202011 minutes, 36 seconds
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(Ep 89) - Is your path a staircase or a circle?

Is your path a staircase or a circle?
4/5/20206 minutes, 11 seconds
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(Ep 88) - Designing the perfect practice loop

How to design the perfect practice loop.
4/3/202010 minutes, 3 seconds
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(Ep 87) - How to build skills that matter

How to build skills that matter.
4/1/20206 minutes, 22 seconds
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(Ep 86) - Now’s the perfect time to start an ultralearning project

Now is the perfect time to start an ultralearning project!
3/30/20207 minutes, 12 seconds
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(Ep 85) - Information overload is a fake problem

Information overload is a fake problem.
3/26/20206 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 84) - How fast should you be when learning

How fast should you be when learning?
3/24/20207 minutes, 22 seconds
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(Ep 83) - Why It's so hard to stick to your goals

Why is it so hard to stick to your goals?
3/19/20205 minutes, 39 seconds
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(Ep 82) - How does age change how you learn?

How does age change your learning ability?
3/17/202010 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 81) - The power of being weak

About the power of being weak.
3/12/20203 minutes, 2 seconds
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(Ep 80) - On keeping your word

About keeping your word.
3/10/20203 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 79) - How to start your own ultralearning project part 2

How to start your own ultralearning project part 2.
3/5/202013 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 78) - How to start your own ultralearning project part 1

How to start your own ultralearning project part 1.
3/4/202011 minutes, 51 seconds
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(Ep 77) - Success is stamina - to win means to keep playing

Success is stamina - to win means to keep playing.
2/27/20209 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 76) - You fail to reach your goals because you design them badly

You fail to reach your goals because you design them badly.
2/25/20206 minutes, 38 seconds
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(Ep 75) - Your life problems are learning challenges in disguise

Your life problems are learning challenges in disguise.
2/20/20205 minutes, 45 seconds
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(Ep 74) - You have to be willing to get cut

You have to be willing to get cut.
2/18/20203 minutes, 39 seconds
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(Ep 73) - Too tired to do everything? How to live better without burning out

Too tired to do everything? How to live better without burning out.
2/13/20207 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 72) - The complete guide to increasing your focus

The complete guide to increasing your focus.
2/11/202028 minutes, 16 seconds
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(Ep 71) - Unpopular Opinion: Don't just get started

Unpopular Opinion: Don't just get started
2/6/20206 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 70) - Do you need to be smart to learn certain subjects

Do you need to be smart to learn certain subjects?
2/4/20205 minutes, 33 seconds
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(Ep 69) - Learning to code is easy: Here's how to teach yourself

Learn coding by teaching yourself.
1/30/202014 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 68) - Is mastery more like a wedge or a knife

Is mastery more like a wedge or a knife?
1/27/20204 minutes, 19 seconds
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(Ep 67) - How to worry less what other people think of you

How to worry less what other people think of you
1/23/20205 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 65) - Why is taking action hard

Why is taking action hard?
1/23/202013 minutes, 4 seconds
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(Ep 66) - The 5 habits to fall asleep on time every night

The 5 habits to fall asleep on time every night.
1/21/20204 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 64) - Unraveling the enigma of reason

Unraveling the enigma of reason.
1/20/202014 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 63) - The complete guide to memory

The complete guide to memory.
1/16/202057 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 62) - Ultralearning Environments: Why where you learn determines how much you learn

A post about Ultralearning Environments.
1/13/20209 minutes, 12 seconds
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(Ep 61) - How do you make a good analogy

How do you make a good analogy?
1/2/20207 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 60) - Why care about learning

Why care about learning?
12/30/20195 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 59) - Neuroscience of anxiety

Neuroscience of anxiety.
12/26/201915 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 58) - The obvious way to improve your career

The obvious way to improve your career.
12/23/20197 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 57) - Some things that have helped me worry less

Some things that have helped me worry less.
12/19/20198 minutes, 1 second
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(Ep 56) - What's the point of productivity

What's the point of productivity
12/16/20199 minutes, 15 seconds
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(Ep 55) - Why is it so hard to create permanent habits

Why is it so hard to create permanent habits
12/12/20197 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 54) - Why waking up at 5am won't make you rich

Why waking up at 5am won't make you rich.
12/9/20193 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 53) - A subtle mistake people make when trying to grow their careers

A subtle mistake people make when trying to grow their careers
12/6/20195 minutes, 36 seconds
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(Ep 52) - The hidden language of top performers

The hidden language of top performers.
12/4/20194 minutes, 33 seconds
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(Ep 51) - Should you target the minimum?

Should you target the minimum when learning a new skill?
11/28/20196 minutes, 48 seconds
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(Ep 50) - How to learn a language in record time

How to learn a new language in record time.
11/25/20196 minutes, 59 seconds
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(Ep 49) - How to stop feeling like an imposter

How to stop feeling like an imposter
11/21/20199 minutes, 16 seconds
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(Ep 48) - Are you stepping over $100 bills lying on the sidewalk?

Are you stepping over $100 bills lying on the sidewalk?
11/18/20198 minutes, 51 seconds
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(Ep 47) - Are you living life or just planning your biography?

The problem is that our experiential happiness is only loosely correlated with how happy we feel when thinking broadly about our lives. Listen to find out how we can resolve this dilemma.
11/15/20197 minutes, 37 seconds
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(Ep 46) - Is reading making you stupid?

Is reading making you stupid?
11/11/20195 minutes, 9 seconds
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(Ep 45) - The critical 7 rules to understand people

7 critical rules for understanding people!
11/7/201910 minutes, 2 seconds
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(Ep 44) - How important is growth?

How important is growth?
11/4/20196 minutes, 2 seconds
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(Ep 43) - Can life have too much meaning?

Can life have too much meaning?
10/31/20197 minutes, 17 seconds
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(Ep 42) - Twenty-five useful thinking tools

25 Thinking Tools
10/30/201926 minutes, 48 seconds
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(Ep 41) - There is no “real” you

There is no real you.
10/9/20195 minutes, 56 seconds
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(Ep 40) - Update on My 10-Year Plans at Becoming Exceptional

My update on my 10-year plan of becoming exceptional.
10/7/20195 minutes, 54 seconds
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(Ep 39) - Explore or exploit: The hidden decision that guides your life

(Ep 39) - Explore or exploit: The hidden decision that guides your life by Scott H Young
10/4/201912 minutes, 30 seconds
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(Ep 38) - Book recommendation: Indistractable

Book recommendation for Indistractable.
10/2/20195 minutes, 30 seconds
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(Ep 37) - The complete guide to self control

The complete guide to self-control.
9/30/20191 hour, 37 minutes, 25 seconds
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(Ep 36) - How to think about your life's work

How to think about your life's work.
9/18/20199 minutes, 55 seconds
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(Ep 35) - If you want to be an author don't start writing (and other strangely useful career advice)

If you want to be an author, don't start writing.
9/16/20197 minutes, 28 seconds
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(Ep 34) - “I already know what to do, I just don’t do it.” I disagree.

I know it already and I disagree.
9/11/20195 minutes, 38 seconds
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(Ep 33) - The hardest part about learning hard things

My thoughts about the hardest part of learning hard things.
9/10/20196 minutes, 46 seconds
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(Ep 32) - Do you even want success (the perils of achievement bias)

Scott shares his thoughts about the perils of achievement bias.
9/4/20196 minutes, 31 seconds
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(Ep 31) - How should I get better at writing?

Scott shares his insights about how you can get better at writing.
9/2/201911 minutes, 49 seconds
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(Ep 30) - Book Recommendation: The Hungry Brain

In this episode, we are going over the hungry brain book from Stephan Guyenet.
4/15/201943 minutes, 53 seconds
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(Ep 23) - Five scientific steps to ace your next exam

The ideas in this video are just some of what I teach in my 6-week course, Rapid Learner: https://www.rapid-learner-course.com/
3/28/20195 minutes, 55 seconds
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(Ep 22) - Do you have habits or just commitments?

A habit is something you do nearly automatically, given a certain situation. Many of your habits might not be so automatic. Here's what to do about it.
3/27/20196 minutes, 40 seconds
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(Ep 29) - Who has time for hobbies?

Should you schedule time for your hobbies? How to prevent digital distractions from eating up your time and what to do instead.
3/12/20196 minutes, 10 seconds
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(Ep 28) - Why memorize?

Why bother trying to remember things when everything is just a quick Google search away? Here's the real reason you need it inside your brain.
3/11/20196 minutes, 59 seconds
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(Ep 27) - Life’s wicked problems (and how to get past them)

In 1967, C. West Churchman defined "wicked problems". Here's why they are prevalent in life, and how to get past their inescapable difficulties.
3/10/201911 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 26) - Useful Career Tool: Look for partial mentors

We all want that one key person to look up to. Unfortunately, such people are hard to find (and often have less time). Here's what you should do instead.
3/9/20193 minutes, 26 seconds
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(Ep 25) - Bored with your job? The recipe for enjoying your work

Work is often boring or frustrating (sometimes both)! Applying principles from a Hungarian psychologist, you can make work a lot more enjoyable.
3/8/20198 minutes, 18 seconds
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(Ep 24) - Is ambition a good thing? Thoughts on striving without selfishness

Is ambition a good thing? Something you should cultivate or abandon? Ambition has allowed for some very positive things, but it also has a hidden dark side.
3/7/20195 minutes, 43 seconds
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(Ep 23) - Impossible Standards: The 3-step process to reach new heights in your work and life

Hard goals create rapid growth. Pick standards you can't currently reach, without rejecting or lowering them to meet your current abilities.
3/6/20196 minutes, 7 seconds
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(Ep 22) - Should you target the minimum?

Nearly any advice you get on improving anything implicitly fits into one of three types: minimum, average or maximum. Which you should aim at?
3/5/201912 minutes, 8 seconds
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(Ep 21) - Should you follow less news?

Would your life be better if you read less news? Should you be reading more olds instead: books and ideas that will last for more than a moment?
3/4/201910 minutes, 9 seconds
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(Ep 20) - Should you strive to desire more or less

Should you set goals, cultivate ambition and strive for greater and better things? Or should you diminish your needs and be more accepting of life?
3/3/20194 minutes, 52 seconds
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(Ep 19) - Play is learning

Why does learning have to be hard work? Why is studying such a chore? Why making your study more like play will help you learn more and have more fun.
3/2/20194 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 18) - How to find time

Time is limited. But your energy, attention and enthusiasm are limited even more. How can you find time when there always seems to be so little of it?
3/1/20193 minutes, 37 seconds
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(Ep 17) - How to cultivate mental stamina

The ability to focus on hard work for a longer period of time is essential to success in your career and studies. Here's five strategies to do this.
2/28/201912 minutes, 27 seconds
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(Ep 16) - The three different types of luck

Chance and randomness have a big impact on our lives. Life isn't fair, but the kind of luck that impacts your life can have dramatic differences in how you should respond.
2/27/201910 minutes, 51 seconds
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(Ep 15) - Is old advice better?

Is it better to read the Stoics, Buddhists and other ancient wisdom? Or is older advice out of date? I try to show both sides of this debate and give my recommendations.
2/26/20197 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 14) - Habit Stacking: How to keep up with everything (When you don't have time)

In this episode, I discuss how to keep on track with everything even when you don't have time.
2/20/201912 minutes, 13 seconds
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Why Do People Go To School [The Case Against Education - 1]

We've updated the format of our bookclub and will be breaking each month's book into smaller, shorter discussions. Hope you enjoy! This month we're reading The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan. In this thought-provoking book, Caplan argues that the main function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic, and conformity―in other words, to signal the qualities of a good employee. The author draws on the latest social science to show how the labor market values grades over knowledge and even explains why graduation is our society's top conformity signal.
8/8/20188 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 13) Book Club: The structure of scientific revolutions

This is the wrap-up video for this month's book club where we read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn. About the book: This is the wrap up video for this mont's book club where we read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn. American historian and philosopher of science, Kuhn was a leading contributor to the change of focus in the philosophy and sociology of science in the 1960s. He taught at Harvard, the University of California at Berkeley, Princeton University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1962, Kuhn published The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, which depicted the development of the basic natural sciences in an innovative way. According to Kuhn, the sciences do not uniformly progress strictly by scientific method.
7/24/201837 minutes, 2 seconds
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(Ep 12) - Book Club: The wizard and the prophet

This is the wrap-up video for the twelfth month of the book club. This month we read The Wizard & The Prophet by Charles C. Mann.
6/26/201839 minutes, 44 seconds
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(Ep 11) - Book Club: The selfish gene

This is the wrap-up video for the eleventh month of the book club. This month we read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
5/25/201852 minutes, 11 seconds
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(Ep 10) - Book Club: The enigma of reason

This is the wrap-up video for the tenth month of the book club. This month we read The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber.
4/24/201841 minutes, 37 seconds
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(Ep 9) - Book Club: Tao te ching

This is the wrap-up video for the ninth month of the book club. This month we read Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
3/26/201849 minutes, 5 seconds
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(Ep 8) - Book Club: The elephant in the brain

This is the wrap-up video for the eight month of the book club. This month we read The Elephant In The Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson.
3/5/201845 minutes, 55 seconds
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(Ep 7) - Book Club: Seeing like a state

This is the wrap-up video for the seventh month of the book club. This month we read Seeing Like A State by James C. Scott.
1/24/201848 minutes, 39 seconds
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(Ep 6) - Book Club: Godel, Escher, Bach

This is the wrap-up video for the sixth month of the book club. This month we read Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter.
12/28/201740 minutes, 21 seconds
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(Ep 5) - Book Club: Average is over

This is the wrap-up video for the fifth month of the book club. This month we read Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of The Great Stagnation by Tyler Cowen.
11/27/201740 minutes, 50 seconds
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(Ep 4) - Book Club: Don’t sleep there are snakes

This is the wrap-up video for the third month of the book club. This month we read Don’t Sleep There Snakes: Life & Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel Everett.
10/18/201732 minutes, 20 seconds
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(Ep 3) - Book Club: Predictably irrational

This is the wrap-up video for the third month of the book club. This month we read Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely and I'm joined by Vat Jaiswal. About the book: Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, we consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable—making us predictably irrational.
9/26/201753 minutes, 55 seconds
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(Ep 2) - Book Club: Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman

Kalid Azad and I discuss August’s book, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman. This is the autobiography of the Nobel-prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman. As I make the case at the start of the video, the benefit of reading biographies is that you get to see how someone very accomplished lived and thought in ways different from you. I find this a lot more effective than reading books expounding the virtues of creativity, curiosity or courage–you actually get to see how someone who embodied those characteristics lived in concrete terms.
9/8/201741 minutes, 13 seconds
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(Ep 1) - Book Club: Sapiens, a brief history of humankind

James Clear and I discuss July’s book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. We cover the major themes in the book as well as the author’s thought provoking interpretation of human history, contemporary society, and beyond.
9/8/20171 hour, 2 minutes, 57 seconds