--- title: Bill Gates Shares His 4 Favorite Learning Hacks description: Bill Gates shares his four favorite learning hacks, including resources on how to code and watching educational videos. canonical: https://time.com/5066247/bill-gates-learning-hacks/ author: Bill Gates article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-04T12:00:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:44:17.723Z article:section: Ideas og:title: The 4 Learning Hacks Bill Gates Swears By og:description: And it's all online og:url: https://time.com/5066247/bill-gates-learning-hacks/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb876f7c4e486460/6988f53fcf40a8a79bc4a9cc/bill-gates-favorite-learning-hacks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6545 og:image:height: 3682 og:image:alt: Munich Security Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 4 Learning Hacks Bill Gates Swears By twitter:description: And it's all online twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb876f7c4e486460/6988f53fcf40a8a79bc4a9cc/bill-gates-favorite-learning-hacks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The 4 Learning Hacks Bill Gates Swears By > Sponsored content. 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Bill Gates is the guest editor for a special issue of Time Magazine._  by [Bill Gates](https://time.com/author/bill-gates/)  ## Bill Gates Jan 4, 2018 12:00 PM UTC Bill Gates is the guest editor for a special issue of Time Magazine.  by [Bill Gates](https://time.com/author/bill-gates/)  ## Bill Gates Jan 4, 2018 12:00 PM UTC There’s never been a better time to be alive if you’re curious. When I wanted to learn something outside of school as a kid, cracking open my World Book encyclopedia was the best I could do. Today, all you have to do is go online. There are many good resources out there, but these are a few of my favorite ways to [continue learning](http://time.com/4825289/world-refugee-day-education-hadi-althib/). ## **Khan Academy** [ Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/)’s short videos are a great way to get smarter in just a couple minutes. My kids have used them for their classes, and I use them to refresh concepts that I haven’t studied since high school. Their videos are a tremendous resource on topics ranging from basic arithmetic to complicated subjects like electrical engineering. ## **Code.org** I think everyone could benefit from learning how to write even some [basic code](http://time.com/4261554/why-schools-should-teach-more-than-basic-coding/). Even if you don’t use it in your day-to-day life, [computer science](http://time.com/4040637/computer-science-girls-stereotypes/) forces you to think abstractly and solve concrete problems.[ Code.org](https://studio.code.org/courses) is a terrific resource for learners of any skill level – and I got to contribute a[ lesson of my own](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Ux2PnJe6E). ## **The Great Courses from The Teaching Company** One of my favorite sources for interesting lectures is[ The Teaching Company](https://www.thegreatcourses.com/). They get incredible professors to teach courses on pretty much every topic you can think of. I always take at least one of their DVDs to watch when I travel. Right now, I’ve got their courses on oceanography, the surveillance state, and physiology. ## **Big History Project** I may be a bit biased toward this one since I helped fund it. If you consider yourself a lifelong learner, you have to check out the[ Big History Project](https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home). This free online course gives you a comprehensive look at the history of the universe from the Big Bang to today. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:03] Good [00:06] morning. We were doing some research. [00:10] You've been on the cover ten times. This is also the first [00:14] guest edited issue of Time in 94 years. So, Write [00:20] this in. We want to show you some of the layouts. We're [00:23] thinking that those photos could go in what would be your [00:27] editor's letter. We have Steven Pinker, Malala, Ava [00:31] DuVernay, Bono, they're all in. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] The [00:35] couple weeks that this team has been immersed in with [00:38] hurricanes and floods and earthquakes Your [00:42] relentless optimism, how do you square it with that, [00:46] and how should we think about it as we approach the [00:49] issue? So, improvement is kind [00:53] of a silent thing that happens gradually. You know, the [00:57] world is unjust, but it's way more just today. [ UNKNOWN ] [01:00] [ MUSIC ] When you say you're optimistic, you're not [01:02] saying you can just stand back and you're not to know [01:05] what reverse is but, you can say okay we've done really [01:09] well. Let's take the examples of where we've done super [01:13] well and spread those. 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