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Your 7-Day Toolkit to Become a Superlearner

You read books and watch tutorials, but nothing sticks. This 7-day journey is a complete overhaul of how you learn. We'll use the science of memory and cognition to turn your brain into a learning machine that can master any skill.

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel

We start with the fundamental science. This book is your foundational text because it debunks popular (and ineffective) learning myths and gives you the evidence-based techniques that actually work, like active recall and spaced repetition.

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Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

by Scott H. Young

After learning the core techniques from Make It Stick, this book gives you a strategic framework for applying them. It's a guide to designing and executing intense, self-directed learning projects. This is how you put yesterday's science into action.

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The Art of Learning

by Josh Waitzkin

With a strategic framework in place, you now need the mindset of a master. This book, by a world-class learner, is a deep dive into the psychology of skill acquisition and performing under pressure. It's the inner game of becoming a superlearner.

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Deep Work

by Cal Newport

Building on the intense focus required for mastery, this book gives you a crucial tool: the ability to concentrate. All the learning techniques in the world are useless without dedicated, uninterrupted time. This is how you create the space to learn deeply.

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

Now that you have the time for Deep Work, you need the right belief system for when it gets hard. This book instills the 'growth mindset,' the crucial belief that your intelligence isn't fixed. It's the psychological fuel that keeps you going.

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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

With your learning engine humming, this book challenges you on what to learn. It makes a powerful case that having a broad range of knowledge is a huge advantage for creativity and problem-solving. It's a strategic guide to choosing your learning projects.

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The Power of Habit

by Charles Duhigg

For our finale, we make it automatic. After a week of learning intense new skills, this book teaches you how to turn your learning practice into an effortless daily habit. It's the capstone for making 'superlearning' a permanent part of your identity.

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