The Gold Mine Effect by Rasmus Ankersen (a review)
So this one music teacher had half the Beatles in his class – and he missed it. — Sir Ken Robinson ... Read More
‘Faking It’ and the ten-thousand-hour rule
Rapid skill acquisition is not a new thing. Sure, the buzzwords still have that new car smell, but under the hood is... Read More
My notes from Peak
As usual, the notes are no substitute for the book. The strength of Peak is not just the ideas it contains, but... Read More
Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool (a review)
Can anyone become world class at a sport or academic discipline? Is my dream of becoming a leading light in the field... Read More
My notes from The First 20 Hours
Here are my notes from The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman. Notes are no substitute for reading a book because an... Read More
The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman (a review)
The First 20 Hours is written by Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA, and revolves around rapid skill acquisition. During the... Read More
The fundamentals of good study skills
Laws of the internet #415 Every new scientific study must spawn an avalanche of self-help articles, regardless of how impractical or downright... Read More
Learning techniques: projects vs tutorials vs flying dogs
There’s a great article by Yaphi Berhanu on SitePoint about how using projects to learn can be counter productive. It’s specifically about learning... Read More
Why writing summarised notes is for chumps
Summarised notes are made from distilling down the contents of a textbook into what you believe are the key elements. The process... Read More