The Exercise-Learning Connection
I’ve become somewhat fanatical about the “physical” side of learning – namely, exercise, diet, and sleep. I touched on sleep in a recent post (more of that to come), so I thought
Continue reading15 Ways of the Successful Self-Directed Learner
The “why” of self-directed learning is survival—your own survival as an individual, and also the survival of the human race. Clearly, we are not talking here about something that would be nice
Continue readingThe ever tightening link between sleep, learning, and memory
It’s been a while since my last post on sleep and learning. During that time, evidence suggesting the critical connection between sleep, learning, and memory has continued to accumulate. For a poor
Continue readingA 3-Step Review and Reflection Process
In addition to the brief periods of reflection I engage in on a daily and weekly basis, I try my best to take some significant time at least a couple times of year to look back over the previous months
Continue readingThe Learning Walk, Continued
A while back I wrote a post called The Learning Walk: A Primer which proved to be quite a bit more popular than I expected. A recommend reading it – everything I say in it still holds true –
Continue readingThe Future and Learning – Connecting the Dots
The learning landscape continues to evolve in very interesting ways. I’ve noticed lately, for example, that artificial intelligence (AI) seems to finally be getting significant traction. Enough so that
Continue readingHow to Remember What You Hear – A Simple, Research-Based Tip
Do you ever get frustrated because you listen to a story, presentation, or lecture, but later – sometimes as little as a few hours later – can recall little to nothing about it? Call it self
Continue reading