A recent meme in the life-advice world is that anyone can make themselves an expert. Malcolm Gladwell suggested that 10,000 hours of practice were the key to becoming world class. Anders Ericsson’s research backs this up—if you want to be good, deliberate practice is key. A bigger question is, what’s the best way to spend […]
The DIY Degree: Using Self-Education to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree in 1 Year
Is learning useless if you don’t get a degree for it? Jay Cross explains the usefulness and opportunities that come with a DIY degree in this guest post.
TEDx – Can You Get an MIT Education for Less than $2000?
Last month I spoke at TEDxEastsidePrep about the MIT Challenge. Some highlights from the talk: The technique I’ve used to watch a semester of classes in 2 days How you can learn faster without going to school The tool you can use to figure out where your time is going I did the talk just […]
Wanting the Right Things
You tend to become the things you believe are important. This idea alone defines much of the different trajectories people take. Luck, talent and habits constrain the path, but they matter less than which direction you decide to take. If your finances are in order, that’s probably because being responsible with money is important to […]
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