The Short Goodbye

by Jeff Cobb

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A couple of posts back I wrote about Acting on the Obvious. Well, one of the obvious things in my own life is that I have not been able to give Mission to Learn the attention I’d like to lately, and it’s probably time to take a brief break rather than trying to “phone it in.” This approach also happens to jibe with what I have written before about reflection and under-appreciated learning strategies. So…  Read more >>

10 Personal Favorites from the M2L Archives

by Jeff Cobb

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Not too long ago I published the all-time top 10 posts on Mission to Learn based on the number of page views those posts have received. Getting a lot of page views is great – it means a lot of people are visiting the site – but the posts that are the most popular aren’t necessarily my favorites. Here, in no particular order, are 10 I’ve published over the years that haven’t made it into the ranks of the most popular but nonetheless rank very high in my own heart and mind: Read more >>

Great Learning Resources for 2010 – A New Learning Monitor is Out!

by Jeff Cobb

online-learning-resourcesI’ve just published the year-end edition of the Learning Monitor, my twice-quarterly round-up of learning resources, news, and insights.  If you haven’t tried out the Monitor yet, this is a great time to start. It’s free, it delivers valuable content, and you can unsubscribe with a click if you decide it’s not for you. What have you got to lose?

Here are just a few samples from the Learning Smorgasbord, which features nearly two dozen other great resources. Subscribe to the Learning Monitor and you will automatically receive the latest edition. Read more >>

Acting on the Obvious

December 30, 2009

As much as I am a fan of learning, I’ve also become more and more aware that I often don’t need to learn anything new. I simply need to recognize what I already know and do something about it. I need to act on the obvious. This means, among other things, that …

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Learning – and Unlearning? – to Give

December 15, 2009

I had set out to do a year end post on charitable giving when I ran across the following image on Mint.com. There is some good information in it. There is also considerable room for critique and debate, as reflected in the comments on the Mint.com site.
I post it here not so much for the [...]

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