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Summary of Ultralearning 

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How can you accelerate your learning in a fast-paced world? Is “Ultralearning” reserved for aggressive autodidacts only? What impact does Ultralearning have on career success? Scott H. Young is an author, programmer, and entrepreneur. His book “Ultralearning” reveals principles you need to make yourself indispensable in your career and gain a competitive edge. It provides the essential guide you need to adapt to the ever-changing nature of the workplace and to reinvent yourself. Scott H. Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself — among them Benjamin Franklin, Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár, and Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others, such as little-known modern polymath Nigel Richards, who won the French World Scrabble Championship — without knowing French.

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Ultralearners can achieve self-education goals within a short time

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Can you get a college-level education without attending college? Can you learn a new skill in record time? Can you develop an app and make a lot of money from selling it without previous knowledge of app development?

The questions may seem challenging, but you definitely can achieve all these difficult goals without having to be educated or trained in a conventional school. There are a lot of people on nearly every continent of the world who have achieved similar intriguing goals, and many more will do so, based on their ability to achieve self – education. This ability is called “Ultralearning”.

Ultralearning is the ability to achieve self-education and acquire skills for oneself within a short period. This process involves making a decision on what kind of expertise or level of education you want to acquire or attain, doing intense research and study which will push you out of your comfort zone, and then learning within a short period.

Ultralearning can help you to ace your career, give you more ideas and thoughts about your job or the career you have always dreamed of, and can teach you new skills that are not only technical but also useful in your career.
As the world revolutionizes and advances, Ultralearning is the best way to survive and be skillful.
To achieve Ultralearning goals, you need to follow the principles guiding them. Once you get acquainted with these principles, you can accomplish any difficult task you want to achieve. Ultralearning may be challenging and tough, but you’ll be self-educated within a short time.

Ultralearners rule their world. What about you? Here are pointers that can help you join the growing league of Ultralearners. Listen on.
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Ultralearning is the acquisition of skills and knowledge in a focused and intense manner

It is self-directed because you learn only the things that are important to your goal of learning. For example, a founder of a start-up may need to learn some basic accounting skills. Without having a degree in accounting or related courses, Ultralearning will help you to acquire the basic accounting skills you need to keep your company alive and profitable. This goal can be achieved within a short period of time because it is tailored to your specific business needs.
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Ultralearners share some attributes that can be learned by anyone

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Although the examples of Ultralearning may seem eccentric, the benefits of this approach to learning are deep and practical

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The more thoroughly you master the art of fast learning today, the more confident you will be in the future

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The Ultralearning strategy can apply to almost any area of your career journey

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What role does talent play in Ultralearning?

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There are a few universal principles with which Ultralearning projects are accomplished

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Learning in classroom is not as effective as when practiced in the proper context

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