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Oct 2019
28m 2s

Accelerate Learning to Boost Your Career

Harvard Business Review
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Scott Young, who gained fame for teaching himself the four-year MIT computer science curriculum in just 12 months, says that the type of fast, focused learning he employed is possible for all of us -- whether we want to master coding, become fluent in a foreign language, or excel at public speaking. And, in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment that lea ... Show More
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