Book HackGet Better at AnythingBy Scott H. Young
In a Nutshell
Author Scott H. Young offers 12 'maxims for mastery' to help you improve the way you learn. He provides insights that can help you score better on tests, learn a new skill at work, or pick up a new hobby.
Favorite Quote
Whether your aim is eventual mastery or just to get a little bit better, it helps to understand how learning works. Simple principles can explain why progress comes easily in some situations, and can be frustratingly absent in others.
Scott H. Young
Introduction
Is it possible to learn how to learn better? According to Scott H. Young, it is.
In his 2024 book, Get Better at Anything, Young explains how learning works and breaks it down into three key factors.
Young's three factors are, learning from others, learning from practice, and learning from feedback, and each of these houses four 'maxims for mastery' that you can apply to any new endeavor.
Before becoming an author, Young was a blogger writing about how to live the ideal life. His first book, Ultralearning, is a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Studying people who are 'more successful' than you can help you grow
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