In this episode, Scott H. Young, author of Ultralearning, talks with us about how he uses visualization techniques for his learning, memory and critical thinking.
Special thanks to Xina Gooding Broderick (Guest on Season 8 - https://sketchnotearmy.com/blog/2020/...) for connecting Mike with Scott!
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RUNNING ORDER
Intro
Welcome
Who is Scott?
Scott’s Origin Story
The value of human-drawn, analog images
The overlap of learning, memory, and visualization
The challenges of expressing ideas with images
Scott’s 30-day portrait drawing challenge
What Scott does to cope with pandemic:
Interesting, fun projects that are under your control
Sponsor: Concepts app
Tools
Tips
Where to find Scott
Outro
LINKS
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Scott’s Website - https://www.scotthyoung.com
Scott’s Articles - https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/arti...
Scott’s Book: Ultralearning - https://www.amazon.com/Ultralearning-...
Ultralearning Podcast - https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/podc...
Scott on Twitter - / scotthyoung
Scott on Instagram - / scotthyoung
Scott on LinkedIn - / scott-h-young-867ab21
Method of Loci - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_...
The Feynman Technique - https://fs.blog/feynman-technique/
Voltage Visualized with Water - https://mammothmemory.net/physics/ele...
3Blue1Brown - / @3blue1brown
Book: Productive Thinking by Max Wertheimer - https://www.amazon.com/Productive-Thi...
Robert Bjork: Two Components of Memory - https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Two_compo...
Scott’s 30-Day Portrait Drawing Challenge - https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/mypr...
David Jameson: Portrait Drawing – The Complete Online Course - https://vitruvianstudio.com/course/po...
Book: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-...
Life of Focus Course - https://www.life-of-focus-course.com
TOOLS
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Pilot Drawing Pens - https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Drawing-...
Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Set - https://www.amazon.com/therohdesignwebs
iPad Pro - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/
Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/
Procreate - https://procreate.art
TIPS
1. Develop your own visual language
2. Don’t worry about your stuff looking good!
3. Look for a visual picture to represent an idea to help your learning
CREDITS
Producer: Alec Pulianas
Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer
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