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Scott H. Young QUOTES

1 " In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

2 " Your deepest moments of happiness don’t come from doing easy things; they come from realizing your potential and overcoming your own limiting beliefs about yourself. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

3 " By taking notes as questions instead of answers, you generate the material to practice retrieval on later. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

4 " Learning, at its core, is a broadening of horizons, of seeing things that were previously invisible and of recognizing capabilities within yourself that you didn't know existed "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

5 " One rule I’ve found helpful for this is to restrict myself to one question per section of a text, thus forcing myself to acknowledge and rephrase the main point rather than zoom in on a detail that will be largely irrelevant later. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

6 " Beyond principles and tactics is a broader ultralearning ethos. It’s one of taking responsibility for your own learning: deciding what you want to learn, how you want to learn it, and crafting your own plan to learn what you need to. You’re the one in charge, and you’re the one who’s ultimately responsible for the results you generate. If you approach ultralearning in that spirit, you should take these principles as flexible guidelines, not as rigid rules. Learning well isn’t just about following a set of prescriptions. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

7 " Metalearning: First Draw a Map. Start by learning how to learn the subject or skill you want to tackle. Discover how to do good research and how to draw on your past competencies to learn new skills more easily. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

8 " If you want to pass a test, practice solving the kinds of problems that are likely to appear on it, "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

9 " Directness is the practice of learning by directly doing the thing you want to learn. Basically, it’s improvement through active practice rather than through passive learning. The phrases learning something new and practicing something new may seem similar, but these two methods can produce profoundly different results. Passive learning creates knowledge. Active practice creates skill. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

10 " The best ultralearners are those who blend the practical reasons for learning a skill with an inspiration that comes from something that excites them. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

11 " The best kind of feedback to get is corrective feedback. This is the feedback that shows you not only what you’re doing wrong but how to fix it. This kind of feedback is often available only through a coach, mentor, or teacher. However, sometimes it can be provided automatically if you are using the right study materials. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

12 " If you’re pursuing a project for mostly instrumental reasons, it’s often a good idea to do an additional step of research: determining whether learning the skill or topic in question will actually help you achieve your goal. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

13 " Your deepest moments of happiness don’t come from doing easy things; they come from realizing your potential and overcoming your own limiting beliefs about yourself. Ultralearning offers a path to master those things that will bring you deep satisfaction and self-confidence. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

14 " Si he podido ver más allá, es porque me he subido a hombros de gigantes. ISAAC NEWTON "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

15 " The core of the ultralearning strategy is intensity and a willingness to prioritize effectiveness. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

16 " If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. —Isaac Newton "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

17 " What could you learn if you took the right approach to make it successful? Who could you become? "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

18 " Ultimately, it doesn’t matter if ultralearning is a suitable replacement for higher education. In many professions, having a degree isn’t just nice, it’s legally required. Doctors, lawyers, and engineers all require formal credentials to even start doing the job. However, those same professionals don’t stop learning when they leave school, and so the ability to teach oneself new subjects and skills remains essential. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

19 " vivimos en un mundo en el que cada vez más, a los mejores les va mejor que al resto. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

20 " El mayor obstáculo para el método de ultralearning es que la gente no se preocupa lo suficiente por su educación como para ponerse manos a la obra. "

― Scott H. Young , Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career