10 Gift Ideas for the Lifelong Learners in Your Life

November 29, 2011

With the holidays approaching I’m guessing there are a few readers out there like me looking for gifts with some educational value to them. Here are some gifts – in the form of learning activities – you may want to consider for the lifelong learners in your life. Most of them are digital, so you [...]

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Why Practice, Practice, Practice May Not Get You To Carnegie Hall

November 18, 2011

I wrote a while back about the concept of deliberate practice, which is basically the idea that if you want to achieve mastery of something you need to (a) practice a lot, and (b) practice well. A study I came across recently, however, suggests that practice may not be the key to greatness that writers [...]

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A Dozen Favorite Technology Tools for Lifelong Learning

November 3, 2011

I put the following together as a sidebar for the eBook I am creating from the How to Be a Better Learner series. Thought I’d go ahead and share it here. Feedback welcome. – JTC The range of technology tools you can use to support and enhance your learning is truly amazing. The following list [...]

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The “Adults are Bad at Language Learning” Myth Explored

October 27, 2011

I’m just back from 10 days in Bocas de Toro, Panama, where I spent part of the time studying Spanish by the sea in Bocas Town.  While I have studied Spanish before, I am a bit rusty to say the least. One of my goals was to improve my ability to support (and keep up [...]

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In Defense of Competence

October 11, 2011

While we’re often urged by wise people to strive for more than mere competence, it’s important to understand the important role that competence plays in learning, growing, and achieving great things – and to value it quite a bit more.

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