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Podcast: Freedom Pact | Joseph and Lewis
Episode: #69: Scott H Young - How To Learn Anything Rapidly Through The Science Of Ultralearning
Description: Today on the show we are joined by Scott Young. Scott is a writer, a programmer, traveler and self-experimentalist.
In 2012, Scott became known in Interweb circles for famously completing a 4-year MIT undergraduate computer science course in 12 months. All without taking a single class. In one year, Scott successfully managed to complete 33 classes and all of the required classes, all whilst saving himself $100,000’s of dollars worth of debt.
In 2014, Scott undertook another extensive self-directed learning project, this time with the focus on languages. Going an entire year without speaking a word of English whilst living around the world, Scott ac...