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Some weeks ago I wrote about how anyone can learn any topic with the power of ultralearning.
For this, I made a series of articles with each principle that Scott Young proposed in his book Ultralearning:
- Principle N1: Meta-Learning
- Principle N2: Focus
- Principle N3: Directness
- Principle N4: Drill
- Principle N5: Retrieval
- Principle N6: Feedback
- Principle N7: Retention
- Principle N8: Intuition
- Principle N9: Experimentation
But now I want to share with you how you can start applying Ultralearning to master whatever you want.
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Learn Programming, a Language, a Degree, or How To Draw In Months
Ultralearning is a valuable skill in today's world.
The ability to self-learn any topic can lead you to offers that would never imagine.
I'm sure everyone wants to learn something.
From a new language or programming to how to dance or play an instrument, everyone wanted or still wants to learn something new.
However, they never did it because they were afraid or thought that didn't have enough time.
Wrong.
Anyone can learn, and that's why I want to help and inspire you to start your journey using ultralearning.
4 Steps To Start Ultralearning
You can start with your ultra-learning project by following the RSER principle:
- Research
- Schedule
- Execute
- Review
Let's say you want to master programming.
The first thing you need is to create a checklist for:
- The primary resources to study: online courses, textbooks, etc.
- A benchmark for how others learned programming: read blogs about how other people learned.
Second, After you have the basics of how to learn a topic, you need to schedule the time you will use to master it.
For example, you can study only on weekends for 2 hours.
A tip: I prefer to organize my study sessions in Pomodoros (25 minutes). You will learn better using brief study sessions.
Find a schedule you're comfortable with. If it makes you stressed or burned, then you're doing something wrong.
Third, find the best environment to focus and learn the topic. For this, you need to use many of the principles Scott wrote about drill, retrieval, feedback, retention, intuition, and experimentation.
However, remember that these principles serve as directions, not destinations.
Fourth, review your results to focus on what you did great and what not.
Focus on how to improve your failures and make your learning better for the next time.
Not all your projects will be successful, and that's completely normal.
Focus on how to improve yorself.
Case Study: Learning Data Analysis in 2 Months
A few years ago I decided to learn data analysis without a background in computer science or something related.
I studied psychology and had no idea about how to work with data and programming.
However, I decided to structure a plan and a study roadmap to go from 0 to a data analyst.
And I made it in 2 months.
I read blogs from other people about how they learned data analysis. I then found some amazing resources based on their recommendations.
I started Google's Data Analytics Professional Certificate and improved my skills in SQL, Python, Excel, and Tableau.
Over time, and applying the 9 principles, I understood data analysis well and began to code my projects.
If you're interested in other kind of projects, I wrote another case study about how I learned German (B1) in 3 months:
Everyone can learn about any topic even without too much time to study.
I hope this article inspires you to learn about any topic using the power of ultralearning.
Let me know what you want to learn and I will help you to structure your project.
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