15 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 readingLearning in the Ruins
I am recently back from Greece, so forgive me for being a bit philosophical. On the way to Greece, I passed through Rome. There, I saw what is left of the Palatine Hill along with countless other artifacts
Continue readingResearch says …
Never totally trust this phrase. Who did the research? How much experience did they have, and what biases – from cognitive to selection to sampling to publication – may have been involved? Who
Continue readingMost People Won’t. (But You Will, Right?)
There are people who think of life as a sort of competition, and learning as a path to maximizing performance, getting an edge, and winning whatever prize they imagine is waiting for them. I’ve always
Continue reading6 Disciplines of the True Learning Mindset
In recent months I have been working hard on developing a keynote speech focused on what I see as six disciplines of a true learning mindset. So, I thought I would briefly share those disciplines here,
Continue reading10 Bias Patterns That Impact Your Life and Learning
I’ve written about bias on a number of occasions – here , for example, and here – and I continue to believe it is one of the most significant barriers to learning that human beings
Continue reading50 Ways We Learn
I am, undoubtedly, under the influence of having seen Paul Simon in concert recently, but I have also been contemplating the really limited view most of us seem to hold of what “counts” as
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
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