We have a returning guest today and he is Scott Young. He’s been here during our 742nd episode for his book Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. And now, he’s back to talk about his newly released book Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery.

Scott is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, he has published weekly essays on his website to help people learn and think better. He has written over 1000 articles, and a few free e-books and guides exploring what it means to get more from life. The theme of posts ranges from productivity to learning to the meaning of life.

Scott’s works have been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. Then, beyond writing, entrepreneurship and life philosophy, his interests include programming, travel, cooking and teaching myself anything I can.

As for Scott, life revolves around learning—in school, at our jobs, even in the things we do for fun. Yet, learning is often mysterious. Thus, Scott explores why it’s so difficult for people to learn new skills. He explores the science of skill acquisition, illustrating the core principles that can help anyone get better at the things that matter most. In his new book Get Better at Anything, he argues that three factors – See, Do, Feedback, must be met to make advancement possible. Scott also offers 12 maxims to improve the way we learn.

You may learn more about Scott, listen to his podcast’s episodes, and check out his works by visiting his website.

Thanks and happy listening!

 

You may also refer to the transcripts below for the full transciption (not edited) of the interview.

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