Summary of Scott Young's Ultralearning

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Get the Summary of Scott Young's Ultralearning in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Ultralearning explores this fascinating subculture, shares a proven framework for a successful ultralearning project, and offers insights into how you can organize and exe - cute a plan to learn anything deeply and quickly, without teachers or budget-busting tuition costs.

Whether the goal is to be fluent in a language (or ten languages), earn the equivalent of a college degree in a fraction of the time, or master multiple tools to build a product or business from the ground up, the principles in Ultralearning will guide you to success.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669344599

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#1

Math was never a strong suit for Bridget, but she tried her best to keep up with her schoolwork. On the morning of her flight, she was barely able to finish the mathematical problems she had set for herself before time ran out.

#2

The author wanted to learn how to code, but didn’t want to go to college for it. So he did some research and found out that MIT offered over 800 classes on its OpenCourseWare platform for free. He decided to take one of these classes, which he named the MIT Challenge.

#3

The author began experimenting with the way he learned, and it turned out that he was able to complete the entire MIT course in just a year.

#4

A student met a guy named Benny Lewis, who gave him a lot of advice about how to learn languages quickly.

#5

Lewis’s first language was Welsh, which he learned while in school. He then went on to learn German, which he had completely forgotten after being away from the language for a decade.

#6

An aspiring champion had a website built to help him study for the quiz show. The website allowed him to categorize all of the questions and answers from every game, thus allowing him to focus on the most valuable ones.

#7

The author met Eric Barone, the developer of the indie game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, and discovered that he worked alone on his game's art and programming.

#8

Barone spent five years developing Stardew Valley, which was released in February 2016. It was a hit, selling over 3 million copies in the first year.

#9

After just a few months of finishing his first big project, ideas for new ones were already bubbling up inside his head. His goal wasn’t to get a job but to see what was possible. He was already happy working as a writer online, which would continue to support him financially after the project.

#10

The author wanted to learn French, but was afraid he would not be able to push himself as hard as he had in the MIT Challenge because he would have to stop speaking English. His friend, however, was willing to give it a shot, as long as the author did not have any