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May 2024
1h 9m

MI351: Get Better at Anything w/ Scott Y...

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Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley) sits down with Scott Young, author of Get Better at Anything-12 Maxims for Mastery, which you can apply to any domain in life. You’ll learn more about the learning challenges Scott accomplished, how to set and achieve ambitious goals, how to create a brain trust, the importance of seeking out feedback and how to effectively do it, the books that have most impacted Scott, and so much more!


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:35 - How Scott got fascinated with learning and who his influences were.

06:25 - How his language learning challenge went and what worked best.

22:43 - How to achieve ambitious goals.

26:19 - Why Scott decided to write How to Get Better at Anything.

32:11 - How you can clone the investing legends.

37:31 - Why poker players make better predictions than psychiatrists.

37:31 - How to make sure you are getting good feedback.

47:36 - Why building a community is vital to mastery.

54:51 - What you’ll learn in Scott’s online courses.

And much, much more!


*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.


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