The Power of Belief in Learning
When I was a kid, I really wanted to be a professional musician. I started playing drums in the school band when I was in 5th grade, and by the time I was 16, I was …
Are you truly available to learn?
It’s easy, particularly for those of us who identify as lifelong learners, to assume that we will gravitate toward learning, that we will welcome learning opportunities as they come our way. But we should question …
Re-framing
How we see and respond to the world around us very often depends on how we frame things. What we choose to see or not see, include or cut. We do this all the time …
The 4 Known Pillars of a Long, Healthy Life
There are no guarantees in life, particularly when it comes to life itself. Genetics, environment, or random accidents are just a few of the factors that can disrupt the best laid plans. Leaving these factors …
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Do you practice epistemological modesty?
“Epistemology” is one of the big, fancy words I encountered in graduate school and have rarely encountered since. You’ll usually see it defined as something like “theory of knowledge,” which I take to mean “what …
The Human Curator of Learning
I’ve written a fair amount about the concept of curation. Interest in it seems to be reviving lately, perhaps sparked by the rise of fake news and the growing realization that we all can be …
Learning 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 …
Research says …
Never totally trust this phrase or any of its variants – “a study shows,” “scientists claim, ” etc. Who did the research? How much experience did they have, and what biases – from cognitive to …