The greatest teacher, failure is
A Princeton professor posted a CV of his failures for his students. Yoda’s quote explains why that works, and how…
how to learn
Sometimes you win
Sara Blakely’s father asked his kids what they had failed at every week. John C. Maxwell’s quote explains why that…
An expert is a person
Niels Bohr’s quote explains why that pile of failures is what made him an expert, and how to shrink your…
Mistakes are the portals
In 1912, a Dublin printer burned James Joyce’s book of short stories. Here’s what Joyce meant when he called mistakes…
Deep practice is not measured
Daniel Coyle argues that effective practice isn’t measured by the amount of time you spend, but by how deliberately you…
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,…
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.…