7 Must Know Strategies to Learn

Why Ultralearning? Learning is the foundation for success in nearly every aspect of life. First you start in school. Clearly learning matters here - learning well allows you to get good grades, get accepted to the best schools and graduate without the grind. Then you start work. Learning becomes a path to improvement - it gives you valuable skills so you can be a leader instead of just another cog in the system. Learning matters for your health. You need to learn what to eat, how to work out and how to maintain good habits. Learning matters for your relationships. Learning how people are, the best way to build connections and deepen them. Learning defines how you see yourself in the world, your sense of purpose in life and meaning. Given that learning underlies so much of life, why not start with learning how to learn better? Ultralearning is my approach to learning things well. There's no one exact method for ultralearning, but there are some common principles amongst all ultralearners: 1.Self-education. Even if you're in school, a self-education mindset puts you in the driver's seat, controlling how and what you learn. Ultralearners don't passively absorb education, they create it. 2.Deep focus. Ultralearning isn't a passive task. It demands hard, intense focus. The rewards for this effort, however, are large and it allows ultralearners to quickly develop skills that other people spend years unable to get a grasp on. 3.Scientifically informed. Ultralearners don't treat learning as a mystery. Instead, they use the best available understanding of the science of memory and skill-aquisition to use an approach that makes learning anything a step-by-step process. Ultralearning takes many forms, and the best way to recognize it is to first see some examples, so I'll start by sharing my ultralearning projects, then move to explaining how you can start your own.