Scott H Young Podcast

I’ve spent the last twenty years teaching myself new things and documenting the results. That includes projects from learning languages to programming, quantum mechanics and portrait drawing. So in this video, I want to share how I break down the process of learning new skills. I’ll share the three most-common mistakes people make that hold them back and, by the end, you’ll know how to create a th...

What's the best way to take notes? Should you even bother taking notes when you can take a photo of every slide or use AI to effortlessly summarize what was said? In this video, I'll explain why note-taking by hand still matters and why the best approach, surprisingly, uses the least technology.

In this video, I'll share one of the most effective techniques for learning. I'll also explain why it remains underused, because of a pervasive cognitive illusion.

We don't generally improve our thinking from specific mental exercises on puzzles, solving problems or intellectual subjects like chess, programming or art. But there is a kind of specific training that can lead to general cognitive benefits: physical exercise. In this video, I explain the science behind why exercise is the only kind of brain training that actually works.

Why do we stop improving, even when we keep getting more experience? In this video, I explain why we stagnate, why it isn't inevitable, and how you can be one of the few that stays on the path to mastery.

Learning has no short cuts. But there are plenty of dead-ends. In this video, I'll show why five widely-used strategies for learning don't actually work, and what you should do instead.

Ever read a non-fiction book, love it, and then completely forget what it was about three months later? In this video, I explain the key factor that drives how much you're able to remember from books you read.

Everyone can read at least a boo per week, as long as they have the right approach. In this video, I'll share the method I've used to read consistently---no speed-reading required.

(EP 316) - The real reason you procrastinate by Scott H Young

(Ep 315) - Nir Eyal Interview: Beyond Belief Book Review by Scott H Young

(Ep 314) - Foundations Conversation Month 12 Update - Service by Scott H Young

(EP 313) - Foundations Conversation Month 11 Update - Organization by Scott H Young

(EP 312) - Foundations Conversation Month 10 Update - Focus by Scott H Young

(EP 311) - Foundations Conversation Month 9 Update - Connection conversation by Scott H Young

(EP 310) - Foundations Conversation Month 8 Update - Reflection by Scott H Young

(Ep 309) - Foundations Conversation Month 7 Update - Sleep by Scott H Young

(Ep 308) - Foundations Conversation Month 6 Update - Outreach by Scott H Young

(Ep 307) - Foundations Conversation Month 5 Update - Reading by Scott H Young

(EP 306) - Foundations Conversation Month 4 Update - Food by Scott H Young

(EP 305) - Foundations Conversation Month 3 Update: Money by Scott H Young

(Ep 304) - Foundations Conversation - Month 2 Update Productivity by Scott H Young

(Ep 303) - Foundations Conversation - Month 1 Update: Fitness by Scott H Young

(Ep 302) - An antidote to our brain’s tendency to overcomplicate simple things by Scott H Young

(Ep 301) - My 7 rules for happiness by Scott H Young

(Ep 300) - When procrastination is productive by Scott H Young