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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How to self-educate with the heart and ferocity of a 19th-century cotton-weaver
The average American consumes about as many hot dogs per week as books per year.
According to data from The Hot Dog and Sausage Council (I’m happy this exists), the average household eats around 70 hot dogs per year (1.33 per week). Meanwh...
Every book I read in July
I’m starting a new tradition at Knowledge Lust! At the end of each month, I’m going to send a newsletter on the books I read that month.
This kills two iguanas with one mallet: I give you book recommendations while forcing myself to think...
I could not change my life because I was still myself
This is part 1 of a 2-part series on “how to master a craft”. This shorter part deals with the why; the second part (out later this week and over 8,000 words) deals with the how.
If a hardened criminal convicted of murder can change...
Dear Generalist, Don’t be Ashamed of Your Knowledge Lust
I used to look upon hyper-specialists and PhDs with total envy.
How the hell, with all the realms of knowledge to explore, can they possibly spend 90% of their studies on just one field of inquiry? They must be masters of self-control!
Yo...
Improve your writing with R.L Stevenson's memory-based copywork method
If you’ve ever tried to improve your writing, you’ve probably heard of copywork.
It’s a study technique where you copy out great pieces of writing by hand, word for word, to absorb features of their style that you admire.
The exercise wor...
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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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