The mother of skill
They say that repetition is the mother of skill, and I think they’re right. The first time, you might be lucky. You might muddle through… Read More »The mother of skill
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The skill – taste gap
In many areas of life our taste is for things that are better than the things that we can make ourselves. This makes sense with… Read More »The skill – taste gap
Move to get a better view
We learn what’s possible by: Seeing it done Being immersed Using the tools Playing Trying and failing Improvising Speculating Reading Being driven be necessity Riffing… Read More »Move to get a better view
Sal Khan on starting small and moving without permission
I’m always a big believer in, okay, start a small and scrappy project that can experiment and move nimble and move fast and can move… Read More »Sal Khan on starting small and moving without permission
Paul Graham on writing essays
There are lots of interesting essays on Paul Graham’s site, including a few essays about essays… The other big difference between a real essay and… Read More »Paul Graham on writing essays
What are you being given?
In years like this – of cancellations and deferrals, of plans falling apart – it’s natural to focus on how you’ve been thwarted and what… Read More »What are you being given?
Do it now: Fred Rogers on action, life and learning
You can make-believe it happens, or pretend that something’s true.You can wish or hope or contemplate a thing you’d like to do,But until you start… Read More »Do it now: Fred Rogers on action, life and learning
Learning environments: kind, wicked and… fiendish?
This morning I came across a great article by Joshua Sokol – Why Artificial Intelligence Like AlphaZero Has Trouble With the Real World – that… Read More »Learning environments: kind, wicked and… fiendish?
On learning (For Karthick)
Karthick left some kind feedback and a question but no contact information (I’ve now added a section for that to the form) – this is… Read More »On learning (For Karthick)
Matt Ridley on the Wright Brothers: innovation is gradual
… with very few exceptions, man-made technologies evolve from previous man-made technologies and are not invented from scratch. This is a key characteristic with evolutionary… Read More »Matt Ridley on the Wright Brothers: innovation is gradual