Is there a compelling reason to learn only one thing at a time? Or is it better to learn many different things at the same time?
How Should I Learn Cognitive Science?
My usual approach on this blog is to write about a strategy once I’ve already got it working. This time, I thought it would be interesting to instead focus on a current learning challenge I have, and my thinking process about resolving it. One of the big learning challenges I’m working on right now is […]
Learning What Can’t Be Taught
I consider formal education as being the tip of an iceberg sitting on a far larger amount of tacit learning. Discover how to learn what can’t be taught.
Three Strategies for Behavior Change
Most of self-improvement boils down to behavior change. You want to exercise more, eat better, earn more money, learn a new language, stop worrying so much. All of it is a form of changing your behavior. Looking around, there seems to be broadly three ways of changing behavior: Bottom-up Top-down Inside-out I notice that people […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.