An academy for autodidacts and polymaths looking to build an intellectual life outside of school through serious reading and self-directed study.
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My Self-Education Plan for Summer 2026
Whether it’s healthy or not, it appears I have developed some sort of obsession with challenges.
I am incapable of running consistently, without a half-marathon race in sight.
And when a book I’m reading is not part of an ambitious self-...
How to Pick 3 Subjects to Major in for Your Self-Education (Out of All Your Interests)
The following is an excerpt from my soon-to-be-released ebook, The Lifelong Learning Compass: A 5-Part Framework to Design a Well-Rounded Self-Education.
I will be releasing it next week at a discounted rate to paid subscribers. The follo...
Introducing "Thinkers", a Knowledge Lust series
If you want to build a sharp, well-stocked, creative mind, first figure out how the best thinkers went about their own intellectual formation.
How did they read? How did they take notes? What study tactics did they use?
Then, bring those...
I’m nearly finished with my ebook!
Last October, I began writing an ebook called The Lifelong Learning Compass: A Framework for Designing a Personalized, Well-Rounded Self-Education.
Originally, I expected the project to take no longer than two months.
I’d written hundred...
The AI YouTube channel that “teaches" history
Recently, I came across an AI history YouTube channel called Chloe vs History.
In the channel’s videos, an AI-generated avatar named Chloe travels back in time, explores historical settings, and provides commentary on what’s happening.
It...
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I write about the art and tradition of self-education (aka autodidactism) to help you become a better self-directed learner, reader, and thinker.
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