One of the key traits of successful people is having a growth mindset. Lots has been written about the importance of having a growth mindset and maybe I’ll write something more about it in the future. But not today. I find that so many times it … [Read more...] about Is Closed-Mindedness Unconsciously Sabotaging Your Success? – Ray Dalio’s 7 Signs of a Closed-Minded Person
Effective Learning Skills
The Backwards Brain Bicycle – 5 Reasons Why Yoda Was Correct – You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned in Order to Truly Learn
First let me apologize for the tongue twister of a title. I was trying to do my best if-Yoda-was-a-blogger impersonation ;-) How did I do? Nailed it? I thought so. Anyway...I think we can all agree, Yoda is a pretty wise fella. Between … [Read more...] about The Backwards Brain Bicycle – 5 Reasons Why Yoda Was Correct – You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned in Order to Truly Learn
R.O.L – The Opportunity Cost of Learning
Return on Learning (R.O.L) People speak of return on equity, return on capital and other forms of return on investment. In the same way, there is a concept of return on learning. In the "Age of Information Overload" that we are living in … [Read more...] about R.O.L – The Opportunity Cost of Learning
The Golden Circle – How Simply Reversing the Order of Information Can Make You a More Effective Learner
Some background - what's the deal with all this circular talk? In his famous TED talk a few years back, Simon Sinek introduced us to the concept of The Golden Circle. Since then it's made TED's list of the 25 most popular talks of all time (his talk … [Read more...] about The Golden Circle – How Simply Reversing the Order of Information Can Make You a More Effective Learner