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How to Learn Anything Easily - Scott H Young

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A core belief of mine is that (almost) anyone can learn (almost) anything, provided they go about it the right way. Surprisingly, this is not a widespread belief. Instead, I think most people tacitly believe that some skills or subjects are simply beyond their mental abilities to learn. Maybe they’re “not a math person.” Perhaps they aren’t linguistically talented, musical, artistic or athletic. In short, people have a view of themselves like this: I’m not here to deny talent or intelligence. Some people will learn things faster and more easily than others. But I concur with psychologist John Carroll who argued that the difference between students isn’t in their potential to learn particular things, but in how fast they can learn them. In short, some people learn quickly, and some people learn more slowly, but they could all reach the same destination if given the proper support: This belief of mine isn’t just a feel-good tenet of faith. There’s strong evidence that talent impacts lear

A core belief of mine is that (almost) anyone can learn (almost) anything, provided they go about it the right way. Surprisingly, this is not a widespread belief. Instead, I think most people tacitly believe that some skills or subjects are simply beyond their mental abilities to learn. Maybe they’re “not a math person.” Perhaps they aren’t linguistically talented, musical, artistic or athletic. In short, people have a view of themselves like this: I’m not here to deny talent or intelligence. Some people will learn things faster and more easily than others. But I concur with psychologist John

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