Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2020-11-16
Books mentioned on Scott Young - Ultralearning
Scott is the author of Ultralearning and famous for the MIT Challenge, where he taught himself MIT's 4 year Computer Science curriculum in 1 year. I had a blast chatting with Scott Young about aggressive self-directed learning.
Scott Young recommended The Invention of Science by David Wootton, and discussed Good Work If You Can Get It by Jason Brennan, The Transfer of Cognitive Skill by Mark K. Singley and others, and How to Be a High School Superstar by Cal Newport.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Good Work If You Can Get It
Discussed“the kind of motivating example that caused me to write that post was reading jason excuse me jason brennan's book good work if you can get it which is about kind of a rig data driven approach to analyzing how careers work in academia and the picture he paints is stark”
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The Transfer of Cognitive Skill
Discussed“and so like one of the books that i read that was sort of a major source of the research on transfer was i think was called transfer of cognitive skill and i'm blanking on the author's name right now but it's mentioned in my i think it's haskell maybe it is mentioned mentioned in ultra learning and so that's”
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How to Be a High School Superstar
How to Be a High School Superstar by Cal Newport is a self-help and productivity book that outlines unconventional strategies for academic success and extracurricular achievement without burning out.
Discussed“and the failed simulation effect was from his book how to become a high school superstar”
Where to get it
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The Invention of Science
The Invention of Science is a comprehensive historical study by David Wootton that explores the origins and development of the scientific revolution in early modern Europe.
Recommended“and you know another book i recommend is david wooten's um i think it's called the invention of science uh i might be it might be the history invention of science i think”
Where to get it
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