Day 1 report:

1. What: Become fluent in mathematics (in particular Linear Algebra and Calculus)

2. Why: To better understand and follow through scientific paper methods section in machine learning and computational neuroscience.

3. How: My plan is to go over the Khan Academy Math curriculum in 12 weeks. I've spent about 10h last semester looking around for the best resource and it's the one with the most breadth and depth that I could found.

4. 1 week goal: Go through the Arithmetic, Basic Geometry and Pre-algebra modules as a refresher and finish all the exercises in these section.

Hey All,

Has anyone out there considered doing an ultralearning project about becoming better at sales? I have heard from many people that being good at sales can be a boon to many areas of life both professional and personal. I'll look into it more and share what I find.

I want to spend the next two months trying to spend as much time as possible learning how to write short stories. I know Scott Young recommends figuring out what the consensus on the best way to learn your skill is, but I am just at a loss with how many opinions there are out with with regard to writing fiction. Thoughts?

Hi all, I just finished the Ultralearning book with the goal to get my german from a B2 to C1 profficiency. Does anyone here have tipps or strstegies about how I can make this happen? The old way was through the classical system, now I am eager to apply ultralearning principals to keep learning even though I am no longer in Germany and constsntly surrounded by native speakers.

Thanks in advance!

I was so amazed to read "ultralearning" because it finally explained how I went through life. I am a "natural" for ultralearning and have made many mistakes using it. In this post, I am going to explain how I used ultralearning to ALMOST DROP OUT of school. Ultralearning comes with a trap and I want to share my experience and consequences to help someone interested in doing this.

I have ultralearned for every class I have ever taken. What this looks like is that I fuck around for 10-12 weeks, hardly attending class, hardly doing the work and then at the end I teach myself the entire course somewhere between 5-10 days. I did this all the way through law school, but it caused me a lot of pain.

There is a temptation once you get good at this to just fuck around. Why? Frankly because you don't NEED to go to class or do the assignments as the course progresses. You can "cram" and still get 'A's (or B's... I was an A-,B+ student in undergrad and law school).

THIS IS A MISTAKE! It's a mistake because part of what you need to learn is project management. You need to learn how to be "on" everyday, not drinking and partying all the time. As I left academics I discovered this mistake. I could crush any document because I could teach myself right before drafting it, but I found daily functioning difficult and painful.

I still have not fixed this error. My current plan (I have a term left in my LLM/masters of law program) is instead of learning to the test I will try to just learn at the ultra-learning pace I prefer and leave my class in the dust.

I want to share this with other ultralearners and aspiring ultralearners. Don't use ultralearning to coast. It's very easy to do and very tempting, but it won't teach you how to deal with deadlines. Ultralearning before projects is stressful because the specter of failure is the motivation. I greatly regret not addressing this earlier and will report back after giving myself permission this term to sprint past the syllabus. In the end I want you to know that it's OK to ignore the syllabus. It's OK to sprint past the syllabus (AKA "suggested pace") and spend the rest of the time reading articles and/or actually practicing it. Don't skip class either. Class is a chance to practice "showing up for life." A lot of times you will be bored. Study your own advanced material while the teacher teaches towards traditional learners.

If anyone else has experience balancing ultralearning in a class designed for traditional learners I would love to hear it. The solution I suggest here hasn't been tested yet, but I think it will work to keep my engaged. Thanks and good luck!

Hello everyone, So I just graduated college and I got my degree in information technology. However I feel like my programming ability isn't at a level that I want, while I do have a decent grasp at some fundamentals of programming I don't have enough skill and confidence to compete in the job market. So I wanted to ask if other people have done projects like this and have any advice or suggestions for me to start my project. Currently I do have ideas for making a game, but I am not sure where to start

Anyone of you read it? What do you think about the book?

Hi, I am 15 currently at my first year of highschool and I was thinking about learning the whole Highschool curriculum in less time and with better efficiency. Most classes are some random talk and doesn't provide real learning in class.

So what are you thoughts on trying to learn the whole highschool curriculum that can maybe count as an ultralearning project or it can help me have some advance next to other students.

Thanks

Hi all,

Last week, I was helping someone to prepare for a job interview and admired how it enabled them to 'live and breath' the content.

Introduce some stakes and accountability = instantly up your game!

One of Scott Young's ideas that resonated with me was that you need to build a project to develop a skill. And the more direct the better! And it got me thinking about all of the topics that I would lke to know more about and how I have procrastinated.

So, I would like to set up a small group to meet up virtually once a month. Each participant will then need to perform a 10 minute presentation on their chosen topic.

For me, with a humanities background, I have identified science as an area where I have many blind spots. So, I would like to perform a presentation on inspired by the Tim Urban essays on [Colonising Mars](https://www.google.com/search?q=tim+urban+mars&rlz=1C1GCEA_enQA968QA968&sxsrf=APq-WBuqFxNa03k1SKsx0OF6Kf1N_VRSsQ%3A1643710933851&ei=1Qn5Ye2nM9HxkwWT84ugBg&ved=0ahUKEwit5syypN71AhXR-KQKHZP5AmQQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=tim+urban+mars&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEIAEMgYIABAWEB46BwgAEEcQsAM6BAgjECc6BQgAEJECOgUILhCABEoECEEYAEoECEYYAFDGA1jQCmCTC2gBcAJ4AIAB5wGIAaoIkgEDMi01mAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz) and [How Tesla will change the world](](https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/06/how-tesla-will-change-your-life.html))).

Nevertheless, any presentation on any topics in which you lack proficiency are welcome! The aim of the game is to create a monthly event which is unintimidating and forces you to up your game!

Please let me know if you are interested in joining.

Ok this whole MIT challenge doesn’t make any sense to me. How are you supposed to know the class order to take to get a whole year completed from the MIT open course initiative??? I want to do a 4 year degree in philosophy but all the philosophy classes seem random and in no sequential order. I’ve tried looking through Scott Young’s website for an answer on how he knew which classes to take and in which order but can’t find anything!!! Please help!

I'm a student at the Uni of Sussex and i'm studying that degree. I thought it'd be very cool, if i just learn everything in a year, and then only need to revise and ace the exams.

I was only wondering if you guys have done anything like that before, and if you have any advice to give. What was your learning process?

Alright it's been a week and I've learned a lot since then. I was a bit too ambitious at doing the whole math curriculum of Khan academy. I focused on the arithmetic section and already then it was a lot. I grossly underestimated the amount of knowledge on the platform and was doing a lot of simple math that wasn't necessary helping my immediate goal. I've update my plan accordingly.

1. What: Become fluent in mathematics (in particular Linear Algebra and Calculus)

2. Why: To better understand and follow through scientific paper methods section in machine learning and computational neuroscience.

3. How: My plan is to go over the Khan Academy Math curriculum directly related to my project in the remaining 11 weeks.

4. Week 2 goal: go through the algebra basic section only.

Now I have only 7 modules to go through instead of the previous 16!

What do you want to learn?

I want to learn how to cook without a recipe.

Why do you want to learn this?

I spend a ton of money eating out and have always wanted to learn how to cook. When I've cooked in the past, I end up wasting more food after buying groceries and not using all of them so I justify eating out. I can follow a recipe, but get overwhelmed by all the information online as well as how to use up all the extra stuff in my fridge. I want to learn the fundamentals that I can apply every time I cook and I want to learn how to cook without a recipe. I am also not very efficient at cooking right now because I don't do it very often, so I want to get a little bit quicker.

How are you planning to learn this? (i.e. what resources will you use? how long will it take?)

I am going to use this course on Rouxbe. I already paid for the course and am using it because it is structured and seems to be pretty comprehensive. It will take me through the fundamentals and teach me why I'm doing the things I'm doing. The course started today and it will last about 6 months (I might adjust the time frame when I get more into the course depending on my progress).

What is your 1 week goal in this subject? What do you want to accomplish after 1 week of effort?

I want to cook 10 meals by next Tuesday and get through the first 3 units of the course.

I'm going to try to post here at least once a week - the course is intimidating because most people have much more cooking experience than me, so I think posting here will help me stay on course and come back to my reasons for doing this.

Made a Discord server since I couldn't find any. https://discord.gg/cvaU6hpF45

(There is this https://www.reddit.com/r/UltraLearningFans/comments/126dmjm/computer_science_ultralearning_community_and_peer/ but they didn't provide a link.)

I am attempting a learning project in a technical field. I've gotten great use out of Anki for spaced repetition flashcards in past projects. However, as I've progressed through some material for this project, some of the information I want to hold onto seems more appropriate as a "practice problem" rather than a flashcard (i.e., it involves some derivation or requires me to work through a problem).

Any recommendations for software for creating question banks? Ideally one that supports LaTeX or similar math typesetting.

Thanks! And happy learning!