The ability to learn faster and retain it longer is a skill very few of us have mastered. Here are 4 strategies you can use when you are learning a new skill. <ol><li>Project Design & Planning</li><li>Brain Focus & Productivity</li><li>Active Learning & Feedback Cycles</li><li>Spaced Practicing & OverLearning</li></ol>

Strategies to Learn Faster and Retain Longer

<ul><li>Eliminate the Distractions: If bored, go for a walk instead of scrolling social media. Use regular breaks to your advantage by giving your mind time to relax by not engaging in any activities.</li><li>Create a System: Plan the day to avoid postponing the task. Understand "The Compound Effect" and use it to your advantage for increased productivity.</li><li>Progressively Train for Focus: Start with small goals and eventually build up. </li></ul>

Brain Focus & Productivity

<ul><li>Active Learning: Engage yourselves completely in the learning activity and use "The Feynman Technique" to revise the concepts and practice regularly.</li><li>Frequent Feedback Cycles: Learn to take feedback positively to help you learn faster and more efficiently. </li></ul>

Active Learning & Feedback Cycles

<ul><li>Spaced Practicing: Break the practice tasks into chunks and regular time breaks to give your mind the time to relax.</li><li>Overlearning: Overlearn the skill to learn faster and practice enough to retain it for longer periods.</li></ul>

Spaced Practicing & Overlearning

<ul><li>Decide your Constraints: Limit the scope of what you are learning to make "SMART" goals & not overwhelm yourselves.</li><li>Develop a Dedicated Routine: Regular & consistent practice is what sets us apart.</li><li>Limit Material and Methods: To avoid getting overwhelmed, limit your material and branch out only during failures.</li></ul>

Project Design & Planning

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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.

Scott Alexander Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musician Neil Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, including novels and non-fiction for adult and youth audiences.

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