Distractions (a lot of them driven by technology) are the biggest blockers in the way of your knowledge accumulation. What to focus on?

• Your environment: be aware of what environment you work best in, and test it. Multitasking may feel like fun, but it’s unsuitable for...

You can't improve without feedback. But not all feedback is the same. Learn to distinguish between the 3 types:

• Outcome feedback: this tells you something about how well you’re doing overall but offers no ideas as to what you’re doing better or worse.
• I...

Learning is no longer something that stops when you graduate. Life long learning is a valuable skill because of:

• Economics: Average is over. But even if the economic landscape is rapidly changing may, we can engineer our response to it by aggressively learning the hard...

It is a strategy for acquiring skills and knowledge. Ultralearning is a potent skill for dealing with a changing world. It has 3 main characteristics:

• It is a strategy. A strategy is not the only solution to a given problem, but it may be a good one.
• It...

1. Meta-learning: Start by learning how to learn
2. Focus: Carve out time in your day
3. Directness: Learn by doing.
4. Drill the weakest points: Break down complex skills into small parts.
5. Retrie...