Learning How to Learn with Scott H Young

We tend to admire people who accomplish extraordinary intellectual feats, whether it be learning several languages or writing a complex piece of software.

But, according to Scott H Young — my recent guest on the Future Squared podcast — it turns out that we all can learn much more than what we think.

In his Wall Street Journal bestseller, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate, he defines ‘ultralearning’ as being able to teach oneself hard skills in efficient ways.

Young and I talked about the nature of learning and why traditional learning methods impede rather than accelerate the learning process. We also delved into useful practices and pitfalls to avoid when trying to learn something new.

You can find the full conversation below but if you’d rather just get stuck into the lessons learned, then without further ado I bring you…

How to Learn with Scott H Young

1. Learn How to Learn

It might sound ridiculous but Young’s assertion that “we’ve never really been taught how to learn in school” is absolutely true. The old ways of learning are still largely based on remembering facts and regurgitating them on standardized tests.