How to become an expert in ANYTHING FAST (Ultralearning by Scott Young)

What if you could become an expert in literally any field? Imagine how great of a learner you would have to be? Well, this is actually a possibility. If you trim off the fat from a lot of study plans, you end up with a ruthlessly efficient way to gain expertise in a topic. It won't make you a world-leader in a field, but it will make you more knowledgeable than 99% of the population pretty quickly. Stick around for more on thinking to improve your life.

00:00 Scott Young
00:16 Pre-learning
01:50 The learning
05:05 True expertise

[HelpIdkwhattodolol]

"eliminating external distractions like your phone, your tv, or your *younger brother* "

That line was quite funny but very useful

[Whaddif_]

it’s so funny how the entire book is summarized into a 6 minute video, and the comments are summarizing the video 💀

[oookokok]

Honestly didn't expect useful stuff when I clicked to this video

[juancruzlives]

1- Pre learning
Plan: Identify what you do want to learn, what is the most efficient and effective way to achieve it: the order on which you will follow the plan and the most important things to learn. Use a strong and strict deadline to prevent procrastination procrastination
2- Learning
You have to put in hard work. Make your learning-dedicated time spaces also the most efficient and effective as possible. Eliminate all types of external or internal distractors so you can put in your whole focus on your task, which can be trained with meditation, consistency and continual reflection and improvement
3- Drilling
Make your drills as close to the goal context as possible. Identify and attack your weakness constantly so you can get your expertise to its maximum potential

[maharbensyafritaher]

A 6 minute video where not even a second goes to waste. It's crazy how few subscribers you have when you put out such high-quality educational content, cheers mate

[thewostr]

Makes sense why so many struggle at school, the lack of control of what you learn, it doesn't matter it it's interesting and you're operating on someone else's time.

[eyeofsauron]

Instructions unclear, eliminated younger sister

[-gohzy]

[0:23] 🎓Pre-learning

1. *Pre-learning* involves researching and planning the order of topics needed and the method of learning. For example, you have to study prerequisite topics like algebra and trigonometry before you can start calculus and the method of learning for math is doing practice problems rather than reviewing flashcards. 00:23
2. *Set a hard deadline* for pre-learning to avoid procrastination. Set aside 10% of your time for pre-learning. Lets say the exam is in 10 days, set aside 1 day to plan out the roadmap. 01:28

[2:24]💡Focused learning is key to effective and enjoyable learning, and it involves eliminating distractions

1. *Focusing* comes down to eliminating external and internal distractions and training focus as a skill through meditation, consistency, and reflection. 02:24
2. *Practicing* in the exact or close approximation of the desired situation is crucial for effective learning and achieving goals. 03:29
3. *Drilling* helps identify weaknesses and allows for targeted practice to improve specific aspects of a subject. 04:02

[eshock]

This video taught me that the only thing in the way of me being a genius is that I haven’t eliminated my younger brother. I got accepted into Harvard right afterwards

[tasktday]

eliminating your younger brother for being a distraction is a true gigachad move

[ultrahdgood]

00:02 Pre-learning is the first step to mastering a new subject or skill.
00:47 Efficient learning comes from focusing on the core skills of a subject.
01:36 10% of your entire project should be taken up by the research phase.
02:23 Focus on eliminating distractions, training focus as a skill, and continual improvement.
03:11 Practice in the exact situation you want to use your newfound understanding in.
03:58 Drilling is essential for identifying and improving weaknesses in learning.
04:44 Using a combination of direct practice and specific drilling can help you reach your desired skill level more quickly.
05:31 Intuition is a powerful tool to cut through information overload and make strong claims.
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[ThatMS]

Its a very basic system that everyone knows or thinks they know, yet they have no idea that it is a valid point of entry and they simply dont think of utilizing it. This is a very helpful video for me. Thank you so much, both scott youngs wisdom and your way of describing it.

[rakshitchoudhary]

I cannot eliminate my younger brother they will put me in the jail

[ShittyCinematic]

HI, I rarely comment on videos but your statement about intuition at 5:30 really sticked to me, never thought of it that way. I used to confuse intuition with the little voice in my head that wanted to take the easier path, the path which wouldn't require me to think deeply .If what you say is true, experience makes our intuition more trustful, which leads to more space to actively think about things we don't completly master which helps a lot in order to be great . Thank you for that

[tdjtomas]

A proper video about learning! I was stuck in "Tutorial hell" but I read a book similar to the video's statements about learning and began progressing much quicker, precise and transform learning from a chore to a fun activity!

[nelkwcs]

This is the type of quality and useful videos I've been searching. Thank you, man. Your work it's great, don't stop

[wee]

high quality, engaging and consistent videos
you're doing great!
deserves a lot more views
don't give up!

[AlitaMee]

I watch one video of yours so many times that your voice is ingrained in my brain and my mind gets extra motivated and pumped when I listen your videos

[lucasdancs]

I've seen a ton of self-improvement videos but this one is the best. Not a second wasted, clear, directly to the point, no useless sentences of words. 10/10.

[adamjr]

Great delivery, well structured, full of useful information. Cheers