Scott H Young Podcast

(Ep 42) - Twenty-five useful thinking tools 30.10.2019 26:48 ↓

25 Thinking Tools

(Ep 41) - There is no “real” you 09.10.2019 5:56 ↓

There is no real you.

(Ep 40) - Update on My 10-Year Plans at Becoming Exceptional 07.10.2019 5:54 ↓

My update on my 10-year plan of becoming exceptional.

(Ep 39) - Explore or exploit: The hidden decision that guides your life 04.10.2019 12:30 ↓

(Ep 39) - Explore or exploit: The hidden decision that guides your life by Scott H Young

(Ep 38) - Book recommendation: Indistractable 02.10.2019 5:30 ↓

Book recommendation for Indistractable.

(Ep 37) - The complete guide to self control 30.09.2019 1:37:25 ↓

The complete guide to self-control.

(Ep 36) - How to think about your life's work 18.09.2019 9:55 ↓

How to think about your life's work.

(Ep 35) - If you want to be an author don't start writing (and other strangely useful career advice) 16.09.2019 7:28 ↓

If you want to be an author, don't start writing.

(Ep 34) - “I already know what to do, I just don’t do it.” I disagree. 11.09.2019 5:38 ↓

I know it already and I disagree.

(Ep 33) - The hardest part about learning hard things 10.09.2019 6:46 ↓

My thoughts about the hardest part of learning hard things.

(Ep 32) - Do you even want success (the perils of achievement bias) 04.09.2019 6:31 ↓

Scott shares his thoughts about the perils of achievement bias.

(Ep 31) - How should I get better at writing? 02.09.2019 11:49 ↓

Scott shares his insights about how you can get better at writing.

(Ep 30) - Book Recommendation: The Hungry Brain 15.04.2019 43:53 ↓

In this episode, we are going over the hungry brain book from Stephan Guyenet.

(Ep 23) - Five scientific steps to ace your next exam 28.03.2019 5:55 ↓

The ideas in this video are just some of what I teach in my 6-week course, Rapid Learner: https://www.rapid-learner-course.com/

(Ep 22) - Do you have habits or just commitments? 27.03.2019 6:40 ↓

A habit is something you do nearly automatically, given a certain situation. Many of your habits might not be so automatic. Here's what to do about it.

(Ep 29) - Who has time for hobbies? 12.03.2019 6:10 ↓

Should you schedule time for your hobbies? How to prevent digital distractions from eating up your time and what to do instead.

(Ep 28) - Why memorize? 11.03.2019 6:59 ↓

Why bother trying to remember things when everything is just a quick Google search away? Here's the real reason you need it inside your brain.

(Ep 27) - Life’s wicked problems (and how to get past them) 10.03.2019 11:05 ↓

In 1967, C. West Churchman defined "wicked problems". Here's why they are prevalent in life, and how to get past their inescapable difficulties.

(Ep 26) - Useful Career Tool: Look for partial mentors 09.03.2019 3:26 ↓

We all want that one key person to look up to. Unfortunately, such people are hard to find (and often have less time). Here's what you should do instead.

(Ep 25) - Bored with your job? The recipe for enjoying your work 08.03.2019 8:18 ↓

Work is often boring or frustrating (sometimes both)! Applying principles from a Hungarian psychologist, you can make work a lot more enjoyable.

(Ep 24) - Is ambition a good thing? Thoughts on striving without selfishness 07.03.2019 5:43 ↓

Is ambition a good thing? Something you should cultivate or abandon? Ambition has allowed for some very positive things, but it also has a hidden dark side.

(Ep 23) - Impossible Standards: The 3-step process to reach new heights in your work and life 06.03.2019 6:07 ↓

Hard goals create rapid growth. Pick standards you can't currently reach, without rejecting or lowering them to meet your current abilities.

(Ep 22) - Should you target the minimum? 05.03.2019 12:08 ↓

Nearly any advice you get on improving anything implicitly fits into one of three types: minimum, average or maximum. Which you should aim at?

(Ep 21) - Should you follow less news? 04.03.2019 10:09 ↓

Would your life be better if you read less news? Should you be reading more olds instead: books and ideas that will last for more than a moment?

(Ep 20) - Should you strive to desire more or less 03.03.2019 4:52 ↓

Should you set goals, cultivate ambition and strive for greater and better things? Or should you diminish your needs and be more accepting of life?