Drills resolve this problem by simplifying a skill enough that you can focus your cognitive resources on a single aspect.

Habits tend to work best when the act of learning is mostly a process of accumulation, adding new skills and knowledge. Ultralearning and more deliberate efforts are better suited to when improvement in a field requires unlearning ineffective behaviors or skills.

many of us are building the wrong portfolio of skills for the kinds of career and personal achievements we want to create. We want to speak a language but try to learn mostly by playing on fun apps, rather than conversing with actual people. We want to work on collaborative, professional programs but mostly code scripts in isolation. We want to

Determining Why, What, and How

Scott Young

Multitasking may feel like fun, but it’s

Directness is the hallmark of most ultralearning projects.

First, deep learning provides a sense of purpose in life. Developing skills is meaningful.

richly detailed map of how languages work and a method that provides a path to fluency—have