There's a provocative and enticing approach to education: learning how to ultralearn.

Self-directed, intense learning isn't flaky or half-baked; it's a legitimate, high-leverage skill. If the only thing school ever taught you was how to implement what Young teaches in Ultralearning, and then you went out into the world and actually did it, you'd become an intense little cookie—someone capable of mastering almost anything with focus and determination.