Talking About Getting Better

One of the fun things about writing a book is that you get a chance to talk about it in a lot of different venues. I had a lot of fun chatting with people to promote Ultralearning, and my new book, Get Better at Anything, has been no different.

I wanted to share some of those discussions today. (Also check out the guest essay I wrote for Nir Eyal’s website on the research behind overcoming anxiety.)

• The Talent Equation – A longer conversation, with a focus on athletic skills. In particular, we go deep on the Tiger Wood’s story from the book, with contrasting interpretations of what’s involved in reaching new levels of athletic skills.
• James Altucher – James’s podcast was one of my first-ever podcast appearances—in the early days right after the MIT Challenge. We go deep on learning, ask about how learning changes as you age and discuss James’s current projects to get better at chess.
• The Art of Manliness – Brett and I dig into how to build motivation to learn, the secret to our success as a species and what we can do to improve our improvement efforts.
• The Rational View – I chat learning with physicist, Dr. Al Scott.
• Deep Questions – Cal brings me on-board his excellent Deep Questions podcast to answer some guest questions for the podcast.

Some additional appearances:

• The Dad Mindset
• LifeBlood with George Grombacher
• Secrets of Success
• Inside Personal Growth
• Duct Tape Marketing
• Something You Should Know
• Personal Knowledge Management
• ContraMinds
• Game Improvement Golf
• The Hidden Why
• Millennial Investing