Author of Wall Street Journal Bestseller Ultralearning explores why it's so difficult for
people to learn new skills arguing that three factors must be met to make advancement possible
and offering 12 maxims to improve the way we learn. Life depends on learning. We spend decades
in school acquiring an education. We want to be good at our jobs not just for the perks that
come from being one of the best but for the pride that comes from mastering a craft. Even the
things we do for fun we enjoy to a large extent when we feel we're capable of getting better
at them. Yet learning is often mysterious. Sometimes it comes effortlessly as when we quickly
find our way around a new neighborhood or pick up the routine at a new job. In other cases it's
a slog. We may spend hours in the library with little to show for it on the final exam. We may
want to switch companies industries or even professions but not feel qualified to make the
leap. Decades spent driving a car typing on a computer or hitting a tennis serve don't
reliably make us much better at them. Improvement is fickle if it comes at all. In Get Better
At Anything Scott Young argues that there are three key factors in helping us learn: learning
from others practice and feedback. Using research and real-life examples Young breaks down
these elements into twelve simple maxims of learning. Whether you're studying for an exam
learning a new skill at work or just want to get better at something you're interested in
these maxims will help you do it better.
