8 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Singapore-based writer and researcher who writes about expertise development, business, and learning at Commonplace — and who has been a thoughtful voice in the Founders podcast community.
A book on accelerated learning strategies referenced in the Lenny's Podcast context.
Amy Edmondson's 2023 guide to intelligent failure — arguing that failures differ in quality and that the key to organizational learning is distinguishing between intelligent failures (in new territory) and preventable failures (from inattention).
Canadian writer — author of Ultralearning — who completed MIT's entire 4-year computer science curriculum in 12 months without enrolling — who writes on accelerated skill acquisition.
Timothy Ferriss's 2012 book — using cooking as a vehicle for teaching his meta-learning methodology (DiSSS: Deconstruct, Select, Sequence, Stakes) — arguing that any skill can be learned to an intermediate level quickly through the right sequencing.
Scott Young's guide to intense self-directed learning projects — drawn from his MIT Challenge (completing the 4-year CS curriculum in 12 months) and other radical learning experiments.
Shane Parrish's podcast interviewing exceptional practitioners about how they think, decide, and operate — focused on extracting generalizable wisdom rather than surface-level career narrative.
Shane Parrish's blog and newsletter dedicated to mental models, decision-making frameworks, and learning from the best thinkers — named after the street where Warren Buffett's office is located.