From an evolutionary perspective, mimetic learning makes a lot of sense. It’s essential for our survival and sense of belonging, with one generation showing the next the behaviours required of them.
Math provokes dread in so many people—yet we are all born with a sense for numbers.
Why are we so dismissive of simple solutions?
This is a great riff on how reading works and on the network effects of reading. Links below. Tyler says: … I go through five or ten books a day. And which parts of them I’ve read you can debate – maybe it washes out to be two or three books a day. Some good… Read More »Tyler…
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku.
Some managers keep diaries of their on-the-job mistakes, partly to avoid repeating errors, and partly to make employees comfortable with failure. At least one added cartoons.
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The “unreasonable effectiveness” of data for machine-learning applications has been widely debated over the years (see here, here and…
The Rich Barton Playbook for winning markets through Data Content Loops Preface: This is part of a longer private memo analyzing Zillow and its recent shift towards Opendoor’s model. May publish rest of memo at some later point. But wanted to share first part, on Rich Barton and…
This is a draft chapter from the second edition of Radical Focus. It’s coming… eventually. Hopefully soonish. Leave your wishlist for other topics you’d like it to cover, and enjoy the sneak peek! …
‘The Problem with…’ series covers controversial topics related to efforts to improve healthcare quality, including widely recommended but deceptively difficult strategies for improvement and pervasive problems that seem to resist solution. The ‘5 whys’ technique is one of the…
Lifehacker reader Gabriel Wyner was tasked with learning four languages in the past few years for his career as an opera singer, and in the process la
The Buffett Formula for getting smarter is simple but not easy. Warren Buffett combined the habits of reading and thinking to improve his mind. Here's how ...
'I stopped trying to make my life perfect, and instead tried to make it interesting.'
1K votes, 152 comments. I wrote the below post after we launched our 30th product, just to try to make a note to self on whether any early signs gave…
Learning a new thing comes with a lot of challenges. Discover tried and true tactics that can be used to learn anything better.
Hire for attitude, and train (a lot) for skill.
We like lists because they are an objectively good way to organize information. They allow readers to quickly and easily get what they want.
Building a learnable website is much tougher than it sounds.One thinks one’s design is clear and comprehensible; however, a design that might be obvious for you, might be perceived totally different by a user with a different set of experiences. Therefore, the goal is to design…
“It's my intention to work into each lecture one lie...” Remembering a favourite teacher whose unorthodox methods got his students' attention
Although I’ve successfully learned the language of mathematics, it has always frustrated me that I couldn’t master those more unpredictable languages like French or Russian that I’d tried to learn …
Forget cramming, ditch the highlighter, and stop passively rereading. The psychology of learning offers better tactics
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Learning more efficiently is a matter of time--but not in the way you might think.
Are you good at changing perspectives? If so, it may benefit you in more ways than you imagine.
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The most pertinent question one can ask of a current or future employee may just be: How do you learn? Lifelong learning is now roundly considered to be an economic imperative, and job candidates or employees who consider, update, and improve their skills will be the high…
People tend to think of digital media as entertainment, so they devote less mental effort than when they’re reading a printed book.
Although our ability to easily pick up a new skill declines with age, harnessing a specific type of mindset can help you learn effectively as an adult.
Note-taking is fast, uses the original author's language, and feels easier. Note-making is slower, more involved, and uses your own language.
The long read: The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young
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It's important to read books, but it's just as important to remember what you read. Read this article to learn three reading comprehension strategies.
The way we decide may even give insight into delusional thinking
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A handbook for how to become an expert at framing problems.
I’ve been blessed to meet insightful people and mentors. If you want to learn from people you look up to, observe them.
What tacit knowledge is, and why it is the most interesting topic in the study of expertise today.
Whether you’re taking up the oboe or finessing your Finnish, scientific research offers tips to aid learning
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During the summers of my high school years in suburban Georgia, my friend and I would fill the time by randomly walking into local establishments asking for odd jobs. It was a great way as a studen…