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Sep 25 • 24 tweets • 8 min read

Everyone talks about the same geniuses like:

Einstein, Newton, or Hawking.

But for me, there's a man who stands head and shoulder above all.

Sadly, his legacy was a heartbreaking tragedy. Here's his story... (thread) 🧵

In 1943, a maid at the New Yorker Hotel opened room 3327 and saw the body of an 86-year-old man.

Nikola Tesla

Warm milk, crackers, and a pigeon obsession were his only friends in his later days... But why?

Sep 14 • 28 tweets • 10 min read

I'm 19.

I’m obsessed with learning how to learn.

So, I spent 300+ hours studying how geniuses, prodigies, and high performers master their disciplines.

Here's what I found on how to master anything faster... 🧵(thread)

Steve Jobs dropped out
Nikola Tesla never graduated
Thomas Edison was self-taught
Abraham Lincoln was homeschooled

In the academic setting, NONE of them were nothing but average.

But what made them so special?

May 19 • 16 tweets • 6 min read

Look at this guy.

He is a Harvard professor who trains MBAs, CEOs, and world leaders on the science of happiness.

His courses are sold on the black market.

His message? Committing to faith is the greatest source of fulfillment.

This is Arthur Brooks's Happiness Formula:

5 months ago, @Oprah & Brooks sat down to shoot 3 podcast episodes on happiness.

My biggest takeaway?

Enjoyment, satisfaction & purpose are the essential macronutrients of happiness.

Just like our bodies need proteins, fats & carbs, our souls need the right balance 3.

This thread will show you how:

Full interview here (BOOKMARK this for later).

May 14 • 25 tweets • 9 min read

In 1971, one of the most controversial psychology experiments occurred.

For 14 days, 12 guards and 12 prisoners turned Stanford into a real life prison.

The goal? To understand how any good person can suddenly become evil.

This is the Stanford Prison Experiment:

Zimbardo was a young psychology professor at Stanford in the early 1970s.

He had a hypothesis: people's behavior is shaped more by their surroundings than morality.

He believed in the right circumstances, any every day, well-educated, good person could become evil.

May 7 • 13 tweets • 5 min read

The education system is broken.

If Elon gave me $100M to build a better future of education...

Here are the 5 projects I would bet on:

My requirements are simple:

• Focus on K-12, but useful for all.
• The learners grow with the company.
• Solve important + impactful problems.
• Product not limited to school/ demographic.

I want simple concepts + easy adoption but real metacognitive results.

Apr 10 • 14 tweets • 4 min read

There is a guy on TikTok who asks anyone 30 to 100 y.o their:

• Worst regrets
• Biggest lessons
• #1 Advice to the next gen

I scrolled for like 30 min and found some patterns...

My top 9:

9. 82-Year-Old Man Shares His Biggest Regret:

Mar 31 • 21 tweets • 7 min read

A confession to Notion, Roam, Obsidian, Evernotes, Mem…

I think building a second brain (PKM) is overhyped and overrated.

People will hate me for this, but here’s my take:

PKM = Personal Knowledge Management.

The PKM is an extension of your brain.

If your brain is a house. Your knowledge is your stuffs.

Then PKM is renting a warehouse.

Mar 22 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

I got my bachelor's at 18.

I used to stress out of my mind about exams.

Until I developed my system.

So if I had only 1 day to prepare for an exam, here's my study plan to cram effectively:

(No ipad/stylus, AI tool, tedious notes, study partner, or Anki flashcards)

My cramming method combines creating a broad understanding of the topic and using a metacognitive approach to practice questions.

Before we dive into the plan, there are 5 mindset shifts you to understand for this to work.

Mar 13 • 28 tweets • 12 min read

I’m 18.

I'm obsessed with mastery.

I spent 200+ hours studying how prodigies, geniuses, and experts master their craft.

To my surprise, everything I knew had been carefully crafted into Beth Harmon in Chess Gambit…

A thread on chess, mastery, and meaning:

Beth Harmon was 9 when her mother died in a car accident and got shelter in an orphanage.

For the longest time, Beth was the outcast.

But one day, everything changed

Feb 25 • 27 tweets • 9 min read

I'm 18.

I’m obsessed with learning how to learn.

So, I spent 200+ hours studying how geniuses, prodigies, and high performers master their disciplines.

Here's what I found on how to master anything faster:

Steve Job dropped out
Nikola Tesla never graduated
Albert Einstein got bad grades
Thomas Edison was self-taught
Abraham Lincoln was homeschooled

In the academic setting, NONE of them were supposed to be anything but average.

But what made them so special?

Aug 16, 2023 • 16 tweets • 4 min read

Elon Musk dedicated his success to First Principles Thinking.

Not just Musk — Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, James Clear, and Feynman too.

Here's what it is, how to use it, and how to master it:

Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on First Principles Thinking:

Strip it down to the core truths, then build from there.

Here is an example by @JamesClear:

Imagine you have 3 things:

• A motorboat with a skier
• A military tank
• A bicycle

Now, let’s break these items down...

Jul 31, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read

I recently came across a study of how insufficient sleep affects energy, mood, and cognitive performance.

It reframed my entire mindset around sleeping habits.

So if you sleep less than 8 hours/ night, you might want to read this:

A recent Canadian study reveals insights into sleep deprivation's impact on the brain.

Participants underwent MRI scans while playing skill-testing games that measured reasoning, language comprehension, and decision-making.

Here's what they found:

Jul 30, 2023 • 13 tweets • 7 min read

Harvard University is offering free online courses

No application or fee required

10 FREE courses to make you smarter, healthier, and wealthier:

1/CS50's Introduction to Computer Science

One of the most popular course by Harvard

Harvard's entry-level course teaching problem-solving, algorithms, data structures, and web development using C, SQL, JavaScript, and HTML...

Check here 👇

https://t.co/oa7yiEJ1nwedx.org/course/introdu…

Jul 17, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read

The best thinkers train their minds to use higher order thinking

I have collected 7 brain workout to make your brain faster, smarter, sharper:

1. Find the imposter.

2. Make a square that has the first second and third column identical to the rows.

Jul 15, 2023 • 15 tweets • 5 min read

In the last 7 months, I've been obsessed with metacognition ~ AKA learning how to learn

After 137+ hours of practicing and improving my techniques

I found 3 simple habits that helped me learn basically anything faster, and easier:

Traditional learning is full of debunked MYTHs

Old way

• Re-read notes
• Highlight and underline
• Flashcards for everything

New way

• Ask questions
• Solve problems
• Find relationships

(P.S. the most popular techniques are HARMING you)

Here's the solution:

Jul 11, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read

In the last 6 months, I have been obsessed with metacognition ~ AKA learning how to learn

After 127+ hours of practicing and improving my techniques

I found 3 simple questions that helped me learn basically anything faster, and easier:

Traditional learning is built on debunked MYTHs

Old way

• Re-read notes
• Highlight and underline
• Flashcards for everything

New way

• Solve problems
• Find relationships
• Ask curious questions

(P.S. the most popular techniques are HARMING you)

Here's the solution:

Jun 27, 2023 • 30 tweets • 7 min read

If you want a roadmap to mastery, read this.

The 4 Stages of Competence:

(a comprehensive thread)

The 4 Stages of Competence is often associated with Maslow but were developed by Martin W. Broadwell in 1969.

Mastering this helps you:

1. The path to learning skills faster
2. The toolkit for technological advancement

Jun 22, 2023 • 25 tweets • 8 min read

Kevin Kruse (@Kruse) studied the productivity habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs

Unlike most mainstream diluted advice

He only Found 15 Common Principles Successful People Know About Time Management:

According to Kevin, the single most important thing when it comes to time and productivity isn’t a tactic or a trick—it’s a shift in mindset.

Self-made millionaires, professional athletes, straight-A students, and highly successful people see time through these 15 principles:

Jun 18, 2023 • 12 tweets • 6 min read

Harvard University is offering free online courses

No application or fee required

10 FREE courses to make you smarter, healthier, and wealthier:

Jun 11, 2023 • 17 tweets • 5 min read

For 6 months, I've spent 135+ hours obsessed with building a system to learn basically anything faster, easier:

• No re-reading
• No tedious notes
• No highlight/ flashcards

Just 3 simple habits.

Here's a breakdown (you're gonna want to bookmark this):

I spent 6 months learning, making countless mistakes, getting feedback and experimenting with this system.

So here's the deal:

Drop me a follow @LearningToan, and comment "📚 " at the end if you think these 3 habits are valuable.

Deal?

Let's begin:

Jun 10, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read

Mensa is the #1 High-IQ society in the world (2% acceptance rate)

In 2008, they published 300+ brain workouts to challenge Harvard scholars

I have found 7 to keep your brain fit, sharp, and lazer fast like an Ivy League student:

(BOOKMARK THIS)

1. Find the missing shape

2. Use + - x / to make these formulas logical.

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