Dig deep or dive right in? How much background knowledge do you need before you should start practicing a skill?
Learning by Doing: When Does it Work? When Does it Fail?
When do we get better through direct practice? A deep dive into the research and its practical implications.
What if You Don’t Feel Smart Enough?
How do you cope with feelings of intellectual inadequacy? Are the stupid really cocksure while the smartest are full of doubt?
The Craft is the End
Doing work well, for its own sake, is a surer route to satisfaction than worldly success. Some meditations on C. S. Lewis's The Inner Ring.