Educated (7): you, life and other people
If you can raise your children to like and believe in themselves, and to be interested in life and other people, the rest is detail.… Read More »Educated (7): you, life and other people
skills
Educated (6): none the wiser
Chaerephon, as you know, was very impetuous in all his doings, and he went to Delphi and boldly asked the oracle … to tell him… Read More »Educated (6): none the wiser
Educated (4): shows and telling
This is the missing thought from Handwriting: There are plenty of things that appear to signify education (handwriting, certificates, vocabulary, waffley assertions, accent (sadly), name-dropping,… Read More »Educated (4): shows and telling
Educated (1): handwriting
What does it mean to be educated? Seven years ago I was working by a railway line in Jakarta, writing down some notes from a… Read More »Educated (1): handwriting
Knotty problems
A good knot: Solves a problem Is easy to remember Is easy to tie Is easy to check Is strong (causes as little reduction in… Read More »Knotty problems
Use it or lose it
In this time of change, what skills and processes are you and your team using more than you used to? What have you stopped doing?… Read More »Use it or lose it
Competent
Maybe you think of yourself as competent, or maybe you don’t. Self-talk I tend to say things to myself like: I can do this. I… Read More »Competent
Where do I start?
If you’re trying to work out your next step for your career or organisation, you could do worse than thinking about these things:
David Epstein on kind and wicked learning environments
Update 2021-02: New post on kind, wicked and fiendish learning environments These are terms used by psychologist Robin Hogarth, and what a “kind” learning environment… Read More »David Epstein on kind and wicked learning environments
Good enough to enjoy it
Running is unpleasant until you get fit. Swimming is the struggle to avoid drowning, until you can swim. Writing of any kind can be a… Read More »Good enough to enjoy it
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