#421: Scott H. Young – The Art Of Learning
Episode description
Scott Young is a writer, entrepreneur, and learner.
In this episode, we talk about how to be an effective learner, what most people get wrong about it, how to be a high signal learner, his MIT challenge, and much more.
0:00 Intro
1:29 Level Of Peace
4:21 “Reality Rarely Reflects Our Anticipation Of It”
7:21 “I Like Being Married”
8:38 Dating Advice
13:41 What Is Scott Doing Online?
15:02 High Signal Human Beings
18:00 How To Do Research
23:40 Was Scott Always Like This?
27:02 MIT Challenge
31:02 You Can Learn Anything
35:12 Planning & Action?
40:21 Lessons From 15+ Years Of Writing Online
42:28 The World Is Going To Change…
48:49 Misconceptions About Learning
52:01 Total Mental Bandwidth
1:01:21 Why Knowledge Matters
1:05:33 Reading Vs. Other Mediums
1:09:01 The Psychology Of Writing
1:12:58 Writer’s Block
1:17:32 What’s “Practice” For Writers?
1:22:01 Experts Are Not Always Right
1:25:23 Challenge
Posts mentioned:
• I'm 35 – https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2023/08/19/im-35/
• 18 Life Lessons I’d Give My 18-Year-Old Self – https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2023/10/03/18-life-lessons/