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Archives for June 2019

A Summer 2019 Experiment

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jun 26 0

Summer 2019

This is the 26th week of 2019, which means I have published 26 articles this year, mainly about mathematics practice. With the year halfway over, I’m going to try an experiment. Because, besides being the ninth principle of ultralearning, experimentation is a way to avoid sticking with the same process just because it’s the way things have always been done.

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An Ultralearning Approach to Mathematics Practice

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jun 22 0

Learn graffiti on a train

Ultralearning, the new book by Scott Young, comes out in August. Last week, I briefly covered some key ideas from the book, including the ultralearning philosophy and the nine principles of ultralearning. But ultralearning is about projects, so this week I’d like to explore how you could use the ideas in the book to optimize a mathematics learning project.

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Book Review: Ultralearning by Scott Young

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jun 15 0

Learn graffiti

What is the most effective way to learn a skill or topic? Scott Young believes that the way to answer that question is to design a learning project, experiment with multiple techniques, and report on the results. For the past thirteen years, he has been doing that on his blog and in his online classes. Later this year, his book Ultralearning will be released, with advice for those of us who want to succeed at similar projects.

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Atomic Habits for Learning Math, Part 2

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Jun 6 0

Atomic Theater

In recent weeks, I’ve been considering how we can use the advice in James Clear’s Atomic Habits to develop good study habits for learning technical topics. This week, I’m wrapping up my overview of the book with some final Atomic Habits advice.

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