Too busy to watch the whole thing? Read the transcript here (PDF). Above is an interview I recorded with Jonathan Haber. Jonathan independently came up with his own goal to learn a degree in one year (he only found out about the MIT Challenge after he started blogging about his quest). The two main differences […]
Should You Learn Physics Like Newton? Contrasting Expert and Beginner Learning Strategies
Should you become an expert like Newton? Discover the philosophy behind the first 20 hours, mastery and learning as a beginner.
How to Use Feedback
If you want to improve your skills, products or performance, you need feedback. Without feedback, you’re limited to only your perspective, and that’s rarely the one that counts. The tricky part is that feedback can be misleading. Henry Ford famously remarked that if he had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster […]
What’s Your Growth Ratio?
If you’re running a business, you’ll often find your time split between two types of tasks. The first are maintenance tasks—these are the activities that sustain, but don’t substantially improve, the underlying business. The second are business development tasks that fortify the assets that generate your income. Your growth ratio is simply the hours you […]
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