Posts Tagged ‘learn’

We Need to Challenge our Children

A Personal Story I went to a Catholic boys school in Blackpool in the North of England. In my first year in the senior school I was a nerdy kid, with spectacles and short trousers. For one hour a week the class had elocution lessons from an old, portly teacher called Mr Priestley. He had a hard task wrestling with our flat northern vowels and trying to get us… Continue reading

December 11 2008 | By Paul | Tagged: achievement, challenge, children, education, gratitude, learn, lesson | 4 comments»

Ask Questions

Children learn by asking questions. Students learn by asking questions. New recruits learn by asking questions. It is the simplest and most effective way of learning. People who think that they know it all no longer ask questions – why should they? Brilliant thinkers never stop asking questions because they know that this is the best way to gain deeper insights.

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, said… Continue reading

November 10 2008 | By Paul | Tagged: conversation, google, intelligence, learn, philosophy, question | 9 comments»

7 Stupid Thinking Errors You Probably Make

The brain isn’t a flawless piece of machinery. Although it is powerful and comes in an easy to carry container, it has it’s weaknesses. A field in psychology which studies these errors, known as biases. Although you can’t upgrade your mental hardware, noticing these biases can clue you into possible mistakes.How Bias Hurts YouIf you were in a canoe, you’d probably want to know about any… Continue reading

September 11 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: bias, brain, decide, heuristic, learn, Lifehack, logic, mental, study, think, thinking | 97 comments»

How To Automatically Read A Book Per Week Without Taking Any Additional Time Out Of Your Day

If you're anything like me, you probably have a whole stack of books sitting around that you're really going to read some day. Yeah right!Sure, it would be nice to get some more reading done, but let's face it: there is usually something more urgent that needs to get done. And when you have to do all the urgent things, there isn't much time left over for… Continue reading

July 19 2007 | By Brian | Tagged: audio, book, brain, education, learn, leverage, listen, reading | 29 comments»

Talent is a Myth

Scott H Young talks about something I happen to agree with whole-heartedly. For a long time since I was young I've been asked how did I become such a good drawer, that it's such a gift. But I always say that I just did it a lot. This lie of talent, of gifted-ness has to be one of the most poisonous lies people have deceived themselves into believing. The belief… Continue reading

February 21 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: learn, learning, skills, talent | 12 comments»

Happy Hour is 9 to 5

Alexander Kjerulf has made his newest book, Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work available for free. The free version must be read on-line (you have to pay for the PDF version). The book has 12 chapters and looks like it would be a good read over lunch for the next two and a half weeks… Continue reading

January 15 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: attitude, book, business, learn, Lifestyle | 5 comments»

Conditions for Learning

If you want learning to work for you, you must create the conditions in which exploration can take place and discoveries can be made. It's very clear what these are. Without them, all your efforts to learn and grown will be in vain. Continue reading

May 21 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: achievement, breakthrough, competence, creativity, education, learn, learning, motivation, student, study, studying, thinking, train, training | 5 comments»

5 Things Employees Need to Learn—from You

Aloha Readers of Lifehack.org! Leon has graciously invited me to be a guest author here, and I am most appreciative of this wonderful opportunity to share the ideas which add richness yet more simplicity to our lives. As a management coach, and the author Managing with Aloha, you’ll find that what I’ll most often offer you will deal with management, leadership and the reinvention of the workplace at the hands… Continue reading

September 8 2005 | By Rosa | Tagged: employee, leadership, learn, Management, manager | 11 comments»