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The simple method that boosts memory by 50%

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Brain training is a myth (here's what ACTUALLY works)

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Reach the top 1% in your field (deliberate practice)

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5 studying techniques that don't actually work

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How To Stop Forgetting What You Read

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How To Read One Book Per Week (Even If You Read Slowly)

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(EP 316) - The real reason you procrastinate

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(Ep 315) - Nir Eyal Interview: Beyond Belief Book Review

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(Ep 314) - Foundations Conversation Month 12 Update - Service

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(EP 313) - Foundations Conversation Month 11 Update - Organization

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(EP 312) - Foundations Conversation Month 10 Update - Focus

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(EP 311) - Foundations Conversation Month 9 Update - Connection conversation

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(EP 310) - Foundations Conversation Month 8 Update - Reflection

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(Ep 309) - Foundations Conversation Month 7 Update - Sleep

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(Ep 308) - Foundations Conversation Month 6 Update - Outreach

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(Ep 307) - Foundations Conversation Month 5 Update - Reading

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(EP 306) - Foundations Conversation Month 4 Update - Food

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(EP 305) - Foundations Conversation Month 3 Update: Money

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(Ep 304) - Foundations Conversation - Month 2 Update Productivity

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(Ep 303) - Foundations Conversation - Month 1 Update: Fitness

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

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(Ep 301) - My 7 rules for happiness

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(Ep 300) - When procrastination is productive

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(Ep 299) - The science of mental models

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(Ep 299) - The science of mental models

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(Ep 298) - My New Book "Get Better At Anything" is now available!

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(Ep 297) - Get Better At Anything Comes Out Next Week!

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(Ep 296) - How to learn vocabulary in a new language

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(Ep 295) - 5 Keys to Get the Most out of the Feynman Technique

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(Ep 294) - The infinite library problem

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(Ep 293) - The Science of Learning Physics

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(Ep 292) - Does Everyone Learn at the Same Rate? An Intriguing Experiment

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(Ep 291) - My New Book: Get Better at Anything (Special Offer for Preorders)

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(Ep 290) - The 6 Causes of Burnout (and How to Avoid It)

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(Ep 289) - The paradox of productivity

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(Ep 288) - The 10,000-Hour Rule is a Myth

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(Ep 287) - 5 Ways to Make Studying Fun (Without Sacrificing Effectiveness)

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(Ep 286) - The 10 Best Books I Read in 2023

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(Ep 285) - 6 Strategies for Learning New Things (When You Have Kids)

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(Ep 284) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy- How to Change Your Mind

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(Ep 283) - How to learn anything easily

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(Ep 282) - Why Build a Life of Focus?

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(Ep 281) - Deciding Your Next Decade

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(Ep 280) - Why You Can’t Put Down Your Phone

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(Ep 279) - Lesson 1: How to Get Into a Focused State Quickly

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(Ep 278) - The 15 People Who Have Most Influenced My Thinking

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(Ep 277) - What Does Research Say is the Best Way to Learn a Language

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(Ep 276) - My #1 rule for writing

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(Ep 275) - Self-Efficacy: The Key to Understanding What Motivates You

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(Ep 274) - 18 Life Lessons I’d Give My 18-Year-Old Self

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(Ep 273) - The Simple Rule for Achieving Ambitious Goals

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(Ep 272) - 7 Expert Opinions I Agree With (That Most People Don’t)

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(Ep 271) - Why I'm not more popular

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(Ep 270) - The Mind is a Computer

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(Ep 269) - Overcoming Procrastination, Input Hypothesis, Time Management and Motor Skills

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(Ep 268) - Range, Learning Styles, Nootropics, Value Of Learning Things You’re Doomed To Forget

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(Ep 267) - Eight of My Unanswered Questions About the Best Way to Learn

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(Ep 266) - The Problem with Being Too Patient

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(Ep 265) - Why Flashcards Beat Mnemonics for Studying

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(Ep 264) - The Key to building rare and valuable skills

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(Ep 263) - Before You Burn Yourself Out Working, Do This

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(Ep 262) - Lesson 2: The Simple Economic Theory That Explains Whether You’ll Have a Great Career

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(Ep 261) - Lesson 1: Who Cares what Warren Buffett eats for lunch?

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(Ep 260) - When is Learning Worth the Effort?

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(Ep 259) - The complete guide to working memory

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(Ep 258) - When are Minimal Habits Useful for Learning

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(Ep 257) - Seven Steps for Making a Solid Studying Plan

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(Ep 256) - Ten Great Books on How to Learn Better

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(Ep 255) - 10 Ways You Can Use ChatGPT to Learn Better

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(Ep 254) - Recent Reading- Creativity, Mastery and the Three Phases of Learning

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(Ep 253) - Some thoughts on becoming self-actualized

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(Ep 252) - Ten of My Favorite Papers on the Science of Learning and Thinking

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(Ep 251) - How much transfer can you expect

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(Ep 250) - Are we losing the ability to read books

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(Ep 249) - No, ChatGPT Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Need to Learn Things

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(Ep 248) - Creativity is productivity

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(Ep 247) - Learning fast and slow

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(Ep 246) - How my views on learning have changed over time

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(Ep 245) - What Would You Do With More Time?

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(Ep 244) - The Underrated Usefulness of Taking a Time Log

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(Ep 243) - The Key to Sustainable Productivity

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(Ep 242) - Needing to Pay Attention is a Novel Problem

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(Ep 241) - Why Do People (Usually) Learn Less as They Get Older?

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(Ep 240) - The Intermediate Plateau

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(Ep 239) - Curated Consumption: A Saner Approach to Online Media

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(Ep 238) - The ten-book rule for smarter thinking

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(Ep 237) - 10 mental models for learning

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(Ep 236) - Good advice is obvious

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(Ep 235) - What Classes Should I Study to Land a Job?

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(Ep 234) - Why didn't more people take the MIT challenge

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(Ep 233) - 7 Books on the Science of Learning

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(Ep 232) - Variability not repetition is the key to mastery

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(Ep 231) - Avoiding Flashcard Hell

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(Ep 230) - Rapid Learner Lesson 4: Why you need a learning sytem

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(EP 229) - Rapid Learner Lesson 3: How to approach any exam with confidence

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(Ep 228) - Rapid Learner Lesson 2: Which matters more method or motivation

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(EP 227) - Rapid Learner Lesson 1: You've never been taught how to learn

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(Ep 226) - Failure is a lousy teacher

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(Ep 225) - Brain training doesn't work

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(Ep 224) - Building Confidence in Communication with Tristan de Montebello