When it comes to learning a language, can you be fluent without being good? Learn how fluency compares to mastery in language learning and other topics.
Should You Try Learning More Than One Thing at a Time?
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.
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.