Today is my thirty-first birthday. Every year on this blog, since I was 18, I’ve written a birthday post, sharing some of what I’ve done in the past year, as well as my plans for the future. In some ways, this tradition itself feels strange. When you’re in your early twenties, each year feels like […]

My book, Ultralearning, was just released last week. I’d like to share some of my favorite podcast conversations I’ve recorded (as well as some reviews and essays). Conversations About Ultralearning Here are some of the conversations I recorded as part of Ultralearning. There are still more to be released, but if you’re looking to listen […]

Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition and Accelerate Your Career is now available. Being able to quickly master hard skills is essential to your work and life. This book will show you how to do it, drawing on dramatic stories of ultralearners and their projects, as well as detailed science on learning. I wrote […]

When I started working on my upcoming book, Ultralearning, I wanted to document people who took on intense and ambitious learning projects, like the MIT Challenge or Year Without English. I found many examples, but a little voice always nagged in my head–maybe these people were just naturally good at learning! What I really needed […]