A project organized around a skill
Scott Young presents intensive learning through projects with defined goals. Planning, direct practice, feedback, and retrieval give those projects their structure.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A guide to intensive, self-directed learning organized around concrete learning projects.
A CLOSER LOOK
The story behind it.
A guide to intensive, self-directed learning organized around concrete learning projects.
Directness
The principle of directness concerns practicing the ability one ultimately wants to use. It connects the design of an exercise to the intended performance.
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Introductions are grounded in the sources below. Collection notes and reading prompts provide an editorial starting point; personal opinions are identified in the collection’s content.
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IdeaRetrieval Practice
Retrieval is one of Young’s learning principles and has a focused idea page here.
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IdeaDeliberate practice
Compare a self-directed learning project with practice structured around improving a particular skill.
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