Hey guys, I’m posting new content about learning, working and living better on my main channel. If you enjoyed this video, make sure you check it out: ua-cam.com/users/ScottHYoungVid
Scott, could you make a new series? and to know if you get a job related to all you studied, experiences, life style changes after all this 5 years, a github link to organized curriculum?
Man, you did it 4 years ago, but I've just discovered your channel right now. I was planning to do a similar challenge to learn physics from MIT, and your videos are really inspiring me. Congratulations, you prooved that it's possible, you're an example for all of us
Thank you :) As I said, I'm trying to organize my schedule better, because I'm an entrepreneur and also a high school student. But I think about posting videos about it in my youtube channel (/brtechinfo) in a soon future.
Abner Horn hi bro i am in high school too and i'm too doing physics can you help me like where to start and where to get books from freely can we make a fb group
Hi Hero, Fortunately I don't have facebook, but I can share with you the study plan, which includes the math knowledge that is required to get good at Physics. If you have Google Drive I can share it with you. The Plan is very complete. From the lists of books, to high quality university lectures and even assignments and their solution (at least to some of the courses). Comment your email down below and I will share the file with you. We can then chat if we are stuck. As of now I am studying Calculus, which is the first thing one would need to get started with the University level Physics.
I did all the programming assignments. The only class I missed (which depended on the version taken) was 6.046 the 2nd algorithms class. MIT's computer science curriculum is much more theory and math than most CS programs. You're welcome to look through the code yourself and compare!
dude stumbled upon you(I have no idea how) and you my friend are my hero. I love self studying. It's extremely exciting. Your journey have just inspired me to really save up for a year of learning computer science. Gosh just thinking about it now really excites me.
Hey Scott. Thanks for opening my mind. It is always Awesome to know that there exists someone out there who is working REALLY HARD and want to share his Knowledge with the World!
True. I wasn't expecting this video to be the main entry point to the challenge (since my UA-cam channel is mostly regulars) since I did a TEDx talk which clarifies the challenge a lot better. This video was meant mostly for the thousand or so people who stuck it out with me throughout the whole year.
As I mention in the FAQ, I did 4 CS college level classes, and I had done programming prior to entrance. That being said, I would wager many (if not most) MIT CS students had a similar level of knowledge going in. Most of what I learned wasn't directly programming but math and theory.
The secret of self learning is the FEYNMAN Technique...once you master it....u'll start enjoying the learning process,...its a great technique....tysm for sharing such a great idea...plz upload more n more videos on self learning n techniques..
holy shit that's crazy, well done. you inspired me to look deeper into higher education. I am almost finished with a 2 year associate in computer programming, and feel a desire for a more academic and scientific role in society. I know I am more than capable of doing so, I just need to break these chains of self motivation that have held me back for so many years.
You have been a great inspiration for me as a pre-med student (paces). Now i'm actually looking forward to not just learn all i need to but also to branch out and learn more in a short amount of time. But i simply wish i could have found out about you sooner. Watching your videos have motivated me and given me insight on new methodologies as well as the right mindset. Thank you and , as we say in my school "bonne chance et bonne continuation".
No, but if you're interested in doing something similar and getting a real degree, google Jay Cross and the DIYDegree, it extends my process to get a real bachelor's out of it.
That's awesome! Sudoku is a great problem because there's so many ways to solve it, so it is a good chance to practice different techniques. My favorite was using the problem as an excuse to build a SAT solver.
Fabulous! Congratulations and thank you for sharing it despite the demanding schedule. Here is wishing you bon voyage for your upcoming holiday .. enjoy!!
Congratulations, I found you first time when I was interested in self studying some topics related computer science, these videos will surely help people who want to self study any topics themselves without enrolling in Universities.
Definitely. The core ideas are still the same, but I was forced to reorganize and become much more efficient in these constraints, so I definitely have more to say on that.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. This is the first time I've heard about you and your challenge but Thank You for spreading your message and ethos. Looking forward to poring through your website to find some good resources.
Right now I'm studying technology and physics for spacetraveling in Germany and want to do it in 2 years instead of 3 ans everybody thinks I'm insane because it's even hard to handle in 3 years but I'm happy to see there are others that try similar endeavours.
I wish I'd be you right now, because I'm stuck to this fate for the next 4 years. But you motivate me to work on it, to get ahead of the class and learn the stuff you can learn by yourself, to gain a nice adventage over the rest. Thanks a lot for this video, you really did a great job doing this all by yourself.
Congratulations! I think it's wonderful that you have shared this journey with us. This encourages new ideas in its own project. Thanks and good luck for your future plans. j:-)
You really inspire me to learn. I admire your determination and motivation. I also wanna be computer sci too.... Going to mit is a dream of my for many yrs... U really rock!!! I wonder what other resouces you used to help ur self studies
Very cool. Going to College/University is a total waste of time for some people. I wasted years on a degree course when I already knew all the stuff they were teaching anyway - I'd taught myself to build commercial software and a lot of microprocessor/DSP systems as a teenager. These days getting yourself deeply in debt to get a degree means you're even further behind. If you're capable of doing what Scott has done, do it. Be entrepreneurial. You'll be way ahead of your peers and most importantly won't be stuck with a debt you'll be paying off for over half your professional career.
Congratulations, your endeavor will no doubt be legendary in due time, and your experience in rapid self-education will be much craved when word of your accomplishment goes mainstream. Are you planning on petitioning MIT to give you a degree? You certainly deserve one.
I can help you solidify this idea. He pretty much has a minor in computer science before he started this, having done a business major I'm pretty sure he did calc I and II already, he considers 50% a pass (lol), easy maker, no way to make sure he actually didn't cheat (he has motive, he has books so sell on study techniques), It was 1 year 2 months according to what he admitted, no co-op this alone can take a year to do, finish a class in one week I don't think so.
Awesome. You identified and executed a project which I was gravitating towards but hadn't yet conceived of. I will launch a very similar project very soon.
I looked through them, there were some interesting latter topics on machine translation that might be interesting, but most of the content was already covered in my MIT AI class. Stanford's Machine Learning class is something I attempted to watch a few of in my pre-Challenge days, but the math was too hard for me. I think I'll go back at it now that I know what a Hessian matrix is.
I really think I am going to try this (or at least cover some of the junior and senior classes, since I just recently dropped out of CS as a sophomore)
i guess it's easy to go through all the classes and projects, but it's hard to evaluate how much of this "rushing through" will eventually transfer into practical skills. it might be a good way to explore new fields as a hobby or side project, but it may not replace college programs as this point
How did you find time to do this? As a community college student who works 6-days a week, I am trying to find a way to fit all of this into my schedule. Self-teaching myself higher-learning looks like a genius idea! Thanks for inspiring me, not too often does a youtube video have the potential to change a life.
@@jhonnie6778 Woah this is a blast from the past XD Unfortunately I came down with medical issues around that time and it took about 8-years to get a handle on it, especially the financial consequences. I am back on the horse now and studying IT online so I guess now's a good time to re-watch this and get into the headspace :) Thank you for your comment, I got an email about it and as I hadn't logged into this UA-cam account in years!
I'm not as interested in General AI since I think we're quite a ways off from that goal. But the current applications such as machine vision, translation, speech interpretation, etc. I do agree that the math is very important, since the neats clearly won the big AI debate. But I'd rather build things that use variants of the mathematical ideas than prove theorems, as it's something I could start on now (whereas proving new useful theorems would require me to move up closer to the PhD level)
Yes--but I see the Feynman Technique as more of a tool in gaining understanding rather than a review technique, as Cal's method is closer too (not to mention I use it more in technical classes, where as Quiz-and-Recall is designed for non-technical classes)
I have an old channel: ScottHYoungVid which contains fewer videos, but is more general for my website. I think I'd rather keep this channel specific to this challenge.
you completed the entire MIT CS cirriculum in 12 months? Including Quantum Complexity Theory, Microelectromechanical Systems, Fundamentals of Photonics, Nanoelectronics? wow. (those classes are in the MIT CS 4 year degree cirriculum)
It might have changed since you went. Nanoelectronics (6.701), Photonics (6.602), and MEMS (6.777) are 3 of 28 possible Advanced Undergrad Subjects, of which 2 are required for the MIT CS 6-3. Scott did Machine Vision (6.801) and Comp Graphics (6.837) instead. The other course you mentioned, QCT (6.845), is important to EE tracks but is in no way required by 6-3.
I'm undergrad now and i guess you know more than me. I think i should learn how to be efficient enough like you so that i can revise the subjects. I'm interested in AI too.
I was thinking of doing the same thing.I found your video searching for m.i.t. computer science text books. I have started the challenge for myself. My mission is to build a video game platform while I am taking the challenge. Started today with free code academy and will be ordering textbooks from mit next week on pay day. Great video great challenge. I accept todays date is 3/8/2018 6 years after the this video was made.
Scott your an inspiration i have been a self study for awhile. Do you have any tips regarding studying while working? How do you maximize your efficiency?
Haha, yes, this part amuses me the most. My last graduate class actually had a passing % of 35%, so the idea that 50% is arbitrarily low is interesting.
For math. how could you retain the information without practice ! (I'm assuming minimal practice based on the time frame and the curriculum you covered).
I got A's in calc one, two and three by treating the exams as my practice session after looking at the material for an hour before each test so it is possible.
yeah everyone can do that, the question comes down to how do you graduate? how are you going to provide your possible employers with proof of your education?
Hey Scott, I'm a huge fan of your work! Learn More Study Less is a great book.I am a college student as of right now. Most of my methods we're passive studying and outlining chapters inefficiently. I am using the Feynman Technique for studying and am retaining a lot more information than ever before! Is this similar to the Quiz and Recall method that Cal Newport suggests? Also, will you be doing the Learning on Steroids Program in the near future?
I would like to know what was your sleep schedule? I met a bunch of MIT students they told me they take 3 or 4 sleep REM cycles around the day vs Straight sleep. Training your body to follow the cycle.. Students stated REM cycles are 1hr :30min, so they would do this throughout the day. -2nd Is this healthy? Because u are giving the brain at least 6hrs through the day for sleep.
Hi Scott. I really admire you, and really would like to do a similar thing; actually I would like to do it with the mathematics undergraduate program, but I'm facing a little problem: I don't know how to "build" the curriculum. In my country, universities offer degrees with "fixed" curriculums, I mean, they have a big chart that says "semester 1, these subjects, semester two, these other subjects, ..." but when seeing the MIT curriculums, it seems like they're more flexible, and you can choose subjects; This is kinda confusing for me; could you tell me, please, how you chose the courses you took, and how you made sure you weren't skipping prerequisites? Thanks in advance.
no, those guys are bsing you, unless they've done it for like a few weeks, long term effects are damaging. You require deep sleep for proper regeneration, hormone and protein activity, as well as mental focus. You may get short bursts of increased mental focus and activity after those naps but it's nothing compared to getting a proper deep sleep and having increased mental focus for a long period of time with a gradual decent.
Hey guys, I’m posting new content about learning, working and living better on my main channel. If you enjoyed this video, make sure you check it out: ua-cam.com/users/ScottHYoungVid
Scott, could you make a new series? and to know if you get a job related to all you studied, experiences, life style changes after all this 5 years, a github link to organized curriculum?
Social isolation is best time to learn something new...
Hei, Just telling you that your hard work is still inspiring people in September 2020. Thanks Scott.
Man, you did it 4 years ago, but I've just discovered your channel right now. I was planning to do a similar challenge to learn physics from MIT, and your videos are really inspiring me. Congratulations, you prooved that it's possible, you're an example for all of us
I was trying to do the same thing. You found the/a curriculum for physics? What about other resources besides the MIT lectures, notes..?
Thanks, Wish you Success. You got any blog I can follow?
Thank you :) As I said, I'm trying to organize my schedule better, because I'm an entrepreneur and also a high school student. But I think about posting videos about it in my youtube channel (/brtechinfo) in a soon future.
Abner Horn hi bro i am in high school too and i'm too doing physics can you help me like where to start and where to get books from freely can we make a fb group
Hi Hero, Fortunately I don't have facebook, but I can share with you the study plan, which includes the math knowledge that is required to get good at Physics. If you have Google Drive I can share it with you.
The Plan is very complete. From the lists of books, to high quality university lectures and even assignments and their solution (at least to some of the courses).
Comment your email down below and I will share the file with you. We can then chat if we are stuck. As of now I am studying Calculus, which is the first thing one would need to get started with the University level Physics.
I did all the programming assignments. The only class I missed (which depended on the version taken) was 6.046 the 2nd algorithms class. MIT's computer science curriculum is much more theory and math than most CS programs. You're welcome to look through the code yourself and compare!
The RULES:
5:41coming up with an exciting and specific mission
5:43 building a curriculum and also
5:46 being public about your quest
dude stumbled upon you(I have no idea how) and you my friend are my hero. I love self studying. It's extremely exciting. Your journey have just inspired me to really save up for a year of learning computer science. Gosh just thinking about it now really excites me.
did you do it? what materials did you use to study?
Hes a con artist.
@@Billythek Evidence?
Hey Scott. Thanks for opening my mind. It is always Awesome to know that there exists someone out there who is working REALLY HARD and want to share his Knowledge with the World!
Oh definitely. But a college education doesn't make you a master of anything, it just gives you a solid foundational base.
Fantastic. Good job, you're obviously a very hard working guy and you have a very bright future.. You should be very proud and very excited!
True. I wasn't expecting this video to be the main entry point to the challenge (since my UA-cam channel is mostly regulars) since I did a TEDx talk which clarifies the challenge a lot better. This video was meant mostly for the thousand or so people who stuck it out with me throughout the whole year.
As I mention in the FAQ, I did 4 CS college level classes, and I had done programming prior to entrance. That being said, I would wager many (if not most) MIT CS students had a similar level of knowledge going in. Most of what I learned wasn't directly programming but math and theory.
You are a inspiration to everyone. It is a shame that less that 80,000 viewers have watched this video, because this is truely life changing.
The secret of self learning is the FEYNMAN Technique...once you master it....u'll start enjoying the learning process,...its a great technique....tysm for sharing such a great idea...plz upload more n more videos on self learning n techniques..
You really inspired me.
Good luck.
A living LEGEND
Congratulations man. What a strong dude
holy shit that's crazy, well done. you inspired me to look deeper into higher education. I am almost finished with a 2 year associate in computer programming, and feel a desire for a more academic and scientific role in society. I know I am more than capable of doing so, I just need to break these chains of self motivation that have held me back for so many years.
I love the self education concept,Great Job!
Congratulations Dude. You did great.
thank you so much! i was thinking about doing self-taught business class online, and i found your video. it's amazing!
Congratulations!! I've been following this since the beginning, and it's really inspiring to see you complete this challenge.
You have been a great inspiration for me as a pre-med student (paces). Now i'm actually looking forward to not just learn all i need to but also to branch out and learn more in a short amount of time. But i simply wish i could have found out about you sooner. Watching your videos have motivated me and given me insight on new methodologies as well as the right mindset. Thank you and , as we say in my school "bonne chance et bonne continuation".
No, but if you're interested in doing something similar and getting a real degree, google Jay Cross and the DIYDegree, it extends my process to get a real bachelor's out of it.
That's awesome! Sudoku is a great problem because there's so many ways to solve it, so it is a good chance to practice different techniques. My favorite was using the problem as an excuse to build a SAT solver.
Fabulous! Congratulations and thank you for sharing it despite the demanding schedule. Here is wishing you bon voyage for your upcoming holiday .. enjoy!!
Congratulations! You are great inspiration. Thanks so much! Keep it up!
Congratulations, I found you first time when I was interested in self studying some topics related computer science, these videos will surely help people who want to self study any topics themselves without enrolling in Universities.
congrats!!!!!! I can't believe its been over a year already!
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!
Well Done on Discipling yourself..,
Many thanks for the Inspiration !!
and Many thanks for this Nutshell Video !!!
Definitely. The core ideas are still the same, but I was forced to reorganize and become much more efficient in these constraints, so I definitely have more to say on that.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. This is the first time I've heard about you and your challenge but Thank You for spreading your message and ethos. Looking forward to poring through your website to find some good resources.
Right now I'm studying technology and physics for spacetraveling in Germany and want to do it in 2 years instead of 3 ans everybody thinks I'm insane because it's even hard to handle in 3 years but I'm happy to see there are others that try similar endeavours.
So glad for you buddy . I will be using many of your methods in my A.S. In comp. science
HE DID IT OMG HE IS INSANE!
I wish I'd be you right now, because I'm stuck to this fate for the next 4 years. But you motivate me to work on it, to get ahead of the class and learn the stuff you can learn by yourself, to gain a nice adventage over the rest. Thanks a lot for this video, you really did a great job doing this all by yourself.
Congratulations Scott you rock :D
Your actions might just be the beginning of a revolution. Please you are our inspiration
Brilliant.
My new personal challenge: Improving from intermediate Japanese fluency to advanced fluency in the next 18 months.
Congratulations!
I think it's wonderful that you have shared this journey with us.
This encourages new ideas in its own project.
Thanks and good luck for your future plans.
j:-)
You have been very inspring. Thank you for sharing!
congratulations scott!
Awesome! Congratulations!
Thanks, your challenge motivated me so much:D
Wow i just discovered your channel, you did a great job!!
You really inspire me to learn. I admire your determination and motivation. I also wanna be computer sci too.... Going to mit is a dream of my for many yrs... U really rock!!! I wonder what other resouces you used to help ur self studies
This guy is awesome! So inspiring
Congrats! I am going to start a short scale challenge of my own soon :)
Congrats Scott, super inspiring. Amuse-toi bien a Paris :)
Congratulations! You actually did it.
Very cool. Going to College/University is a total waste of time for some people. I wasted years on a degree course when I already knew all the stuff they were teaching anyway - I'd taught myself to build commercial software and a lot of microprocessor/DSP systems as a teenager. These days getting yourself deeply in debt to get a degree means you're even further behind. If you're capable of doing what Scott has done, do it. Be entrepreneurial. You'll be way ahead of your peers and most importantly won't be stuck with a debt you'll be paying off for over half your professional career.
Yeah, but some companies ask for diploma and that sucks
Andy Grace action speaks louder than words
Congrats! Your awesome!
This is really inspiring! Thank you! Have a good time in Paris ;)
Congratulations, your endeavor will no doubt be legendary in due time, and your experience in rapid self-education will be much craved when word of your accomplishment goes mainstream. Are you planning on petitioning MIT to give you a degree? You certainly deserve one.
I wanna go through this youtube channel in 1 month.seriously
Hello sir,
Please make a list of the names of the books you used in your MIT challenge.
Thank you.
This is so goddamn inspirational
Luckily I posted all the material I'm using as a basis for these statements on the homepage so you don't have to believe me, you can go check!
I can help you solidify this idea. He pretty much has a minor in computer science before he started this, having done a business major I'm pretty sure he did calc I and II already, he considers 50% a pass (lol), easy maker, no way to make sure he actually didn't cheat (he has motive, he has books so sell on study techniques), It was 1 year 2 months according to what he admitted, no co-op this alone can take a year to do, finish a class in one week I don't think so.
Awesome. You identified and executed a project which I was gravitating towards but hadn't yet conceived of. I will launch a very similar project very soon.
I looked through them, there were some interesting latter topics on machine translation that might be interesting, but most of the content was already covered in my MIT AI class. Stanford's Machine Learning class is something I attempted to watch a few of in my pre-Challenge days, but the math was too hard for me. I think I'll go back at it now that I know what a Hessian matrix is.
I really think I am going to try this (or at least cover some of the junior and senior classes, since I just recently dropped out of CS as a sophomore)
i guess it's easy to go through all the classes and projects, but it's hard to evaluate how much of this "rushing through" will eventually transfer into practical skills. it might be a good way to explore new fields as a hobby or side project, but it may not replace college programs as this point
I didn't know Ryan Gosling was so intelligent.
Very inspiring, even as a typical student who is not doing such a challenge.
This is very inspiring. Everyone who wants big $ spent on education programs should know about your story. thanks.
you may forget what you learn in such a fast pace.
How did you find time to do this? As a community college student who works 6-days a week, I am trying to find a way to fit all of this into my schedule. Self-teaching myself higher-learning looks like a genius idea! Thanks for inspiring me, not too often does a youtube video have the potential to change a life.
Did you manage to succeed?!
@@jhonnie6778 Woah this is a blast from the past XD
Unfortunately I came down with medical issues around that time and it took about 8-years to get a handle on it, especially the financial consequences. I am back on the horse now and studying IT online so I guess now's a good time to re-watch this and get into the headspace :)
Thank you for your comment, I got an email about it and as I hadn't logged into this UA-cam account in years!
@@Bicc_Ziphishow about now? 3 months later
Possibly. I might do a few articles for Better Explained com on some of the CS topics.
Well done. You're a star
Let me be the first to congratulate you. When I first saw your first video I seriously doubted it, but you did it.
CONGRATS MAN!
I'm not as interested in General AI since I think we're quite a ways off from that goal. But the current applications such as machine vision, translation, speech interpretation, etc.
I do agree that the math is very important, since the neats clearly won the big AI debate. But I'd rather build things that use variants of the mathematical ideas than prove theorems, as it's something I could start on now (whereas proving new useful theorems would require me to move up closer to the PhD level)
Yes--but I see the Feynman Technique as more of a tool in gaining understanding rather than a review technique, as Cal's method is closer too (not to mention I use it more in technical classes, where as Quiz-and-Recall is designed for non-technical classes)
I have an old channel: ScottHYoungVid which contains fewer videos, but is more general for my website. I think I'd rather keep this channel specific to this challenge.
I want to take the MIT challenge on quantum mechanics. I believe when there's a will, there's a way.
Tranks for that last thing that you said
did you do it?
you completed the entire MIT CS cirriculum in 12 months? Including Quantum Complexity Theory, Microelectromechanical Systems, Fundamentals of Photonics, Nanoelectronics? wow. (those classes are in the MIT CS 4 year degree cirriculum)
It might have changed since you went. Nanoelectronics (6.701), Photonics (6.602), and MEMS (6.777) are 3 of 28 possible Advanced Undergrad Subjects, of which 2 are required for the MIT CS 6-3. Scott did Machine Vision (6.801) and Comp Graphics (6.837) instead.
The other course you mentioned, QCT (6.845), is important to EE tracks but is in no way required by 6-3.
I wish I had the discipline to do something like this. Good job.
Well fucking done! This has truly inspired me to focus on developing my learning instead of "education".
Scott you rock
Wow, I was planning to do same on it and could find your youtube channel.
I hope I can make it too and give respect and congratulation!
I'm undergrad now and i guess you know more than me. I think i should learn how to be efficient enough like you so that i can revise the subjects. I'm interested in AI too.
Great! but how can I get the material that you studied i means the courses of MIT computer science for free....please help me thanks.
Congratulations Man! Post a video of your graduation party!
I was thinking of doing the same thing.I found your video searching for m.i.t. computer science text books. I have started the challenge for myself. My mission is to build a video game platform while I am taking the challenge. Started today with free code academy and will be ordering textbooks from mit next week on pay day. Great video great challenge. I accept todays date is 3/8/2018 6 years after the this video was made.
Absolutely amazing.
Dude, you're my fucking hero!
Scott your an inspiration i have been a self study for awhile. Do you have any tips regarding studying while working? How do you maximize your efficiency?
yesss! I NEEDED THIS. challenge accepted.
I wish I had the time for a challenge like this
Haha, yes, this part amuses me the most. My last graduate class actually had a passing % of 35%, so the idea that 50% is arbitrarily low is interesting.
And also, congratulations on completing your computer degree! There's no way I could ever do that in 1 year.
For math. how could you retain the information without practice ! (I'm assuming minimal practice based on the time frame and the curriculum you covered).
+Morris Kal B
Feyman Technique
+Tito Rat
* feynman
I got A's in calc one, two and three by treating the exams as my practice session after looking at the material for an hour before each test so it is possible.
In another video he said that he use them to understand deep meanings
Esto me anima mucho lo intentaré. Me ayudará en mi carrera (geophysical engineer).
how mouch time did you spend learning per day?and how did you learn python pls answer???
yeah everyone can do that, the question comes down to how do you graduate? how are you going to provide your possible employers with proof of your education?
It was a great challenge. Even unemployed MIT students couldn't do this.
Hey Scott, I'm a huge fan of your work! Learn More Study Less is a great book.I am a college student as of right now. Most of my methods we're passive studying and outlining chapters inefficiently. I am using the Feynman Technique for studying and am retaining a lot more information than ever before! Is this similar to the Quiz and Recall method that Cal Newport suggests? Also, will you be doing the Learning on Steroids Program in the near future?
Your awesome. Please continue to make more videos. Another channel?
I would like to know what was your sleep schedule? I met a bunch of MIT students they told me they take 3 or 4 sleep REM cycles around the day vs Straight sleep. Training your body to follow the cycle.. Students stated REM cycles are 1hr :30min, so they would do this throughout the day. -2nd Is this healthy? Because u are giving the brain at least 6hrs through the day for sleep.
Hi Scott.
I really admire you, and really would like to do a similar thing; actually I would like to do it with the mathematics undergraduate program, but I'm facing a little problem: I don't know how to "build" the curriculum. In my country, universities offer degrees with "fixed" curriculums, I mean, they have a big chart that says "semester 1, these subjects, semester two, these other subjects, ..." but when seeing the MIT curriculums, it seems like they're more flexible, and you can choose subjects; This is kinda confusing for me; could you tell me, please, how you chose the courses you took, and how you made sure you weren't skipping prerequisites?
Thanks in advance.
no, those guys are bsing you, unless they've done it for like a few weeks, long term effects are damaging. You require deep sleep for proper regeneration, hormone and protein activity, as well as mental focus. You may get short bursts of increased mental focus and activity after those naps but it's nothing compared to getting a proper deep sleep and having increased mental focus for a long period of time with a gradual decent.
Well you always have to motivate yourself and use discipline. I'm no different there!