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Scott Young

Disciplines:
writing
parenting/learning
ultralearning

Summary

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.

Core Contribution

Creates the ultralearning methodology for accelerated self-education — Young's Ultralearning synthesizes the principles (directness, drilling, retrieval practice, meta-learning) behind extreme self-education projects into a teachable framework.

Notable Works & Achievements

How to Become a Straight-A Student

Learn More, Study Less

Ultralearning

Get Better at Anything

Historical Influences

K. Anders Ericsson Cal Newport

Intellectual Lineage

Manitoba, CanadaUniversity of ManitobaMIT curriculumWriting career

Contemporaries & Peers

Cal Newport Barbara Oakley

Minds Influenced

Self-directed learning methodology

Intellectual Posterity

Ultralearning MIT challenge

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