The willingness to learn is a choice
Brian Herbert’s quote on learning is explored through Julia Child’s unlikely path to Le Cordon Bleu, research on deliberate practice,…
how to learn
Read, Write, Compare Improves Your Writing and Learning
Two self-taught writers, separated by a hundred years, landed on the same learning method: read, write from memory, compare. Learn…
The Feynman Technique: How to learn anything
Key takeaways Most people overestimate how well they understand things, until they try to explain them out loud. The Feynman…
The Two Things Learning Method
Stopping to write down just two things after learning beats rereading, highlighting, and flashcards for long-term memory retention. Stop putting…
How to read with AI
AI is changing how we read, but using it as a replacement for deep reading makes you a weaker thinker.…
Passive Exposure makes Learning Faster
A study found that passive exposure to relevant sounds helped mice learn a categorization task significantly faster. The principle likely…
Self-Regulated Learning: The Learning Method chosen by Science
Most students fail not because they lack intelligence. They fail because no one taught them how to learn. You’ve probably…
The other side of Fixed vs Growth Mindset
The simple explanation That’s it. Everything else follows from this single difference in belief. What you should also know 1.…
The SHIELD Method could cut your Alzheimer’s risk by One-Third
Three years ago, my neighbor Sarah asked me something that stuck with me: “If there are so many ways to…