Tim Ferris Experiment

casebash

So, I saw that the Tim Ferris Experiment was recently released. The concept of this show is that Tim spends 5 days trying to learn a new skill. I haven't seen any of the episodes (the iTunes link appears to be US only), but this seems to be exactly the kind of content that Less Wrong would be interested in.

A few questions:

1) Tim has already written about his accelerated learning techniques in the Four Hour Chef. Has anyone tried his techniques and were they effective for you?

2) Has anyone attempted accelerated learning based off another resource? How effective was it?

A few questions:

1) Tim has already written about his accelerated learning techniques in the Four Hour Chef. Has anyone tried his techniques and were they effective for you?

2) Has anyone attempted accelerated learning based off another resource? How effective was it?

I see quite some overlap between Tim Ferris process and the methods described by Cal Newport e.g. in How to Be a High School Superstar:

Tim Ferris obviously spends lots of time on topics and projects he deeply immerses himself in. This looks like the result of Newports 'Law of Underscheduling' combined with the 'Law of Focus': Master one serious interest. And another one. And another one. Repeat as needed to get got at apparently anything due to the 'Law of Innovation': Pursue accomplishments that are hard to explain, not hard to do.

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