Can you learn something new every year? And how do use that learning to improve yourself? We all get into argumentative situations. Yet, these situations almost always leave us worse off than before. How can we learn to negotiate instead of creating confrontation, and end up even better off than before? That’s one of the […]
How To Avoid Mastery (And Use 5-Minute Learning To Get To Fluency, Instead)
Would you choose between mastery or fluency? Many would opt for mastery, but it might just be the wrong choice to make. If, instead, you work with fluency, you can get incredibly talented while spending just five minutes a day. Is such a fabulous really possible? Let’s find out. Right click below to download this […]
How I Cope With Information Overload (And Manage To Keep Sane)
Most of us believe that to cope with information, we have to speed up our learning. But we’ve all tried that, haven’t we? And it doesn’t seem to work at all. This article is about why we are so obsessed with trying to keep up by learning more. And how you can do quite the […]
Can We Really Systemise Luck? (Or Do We Continue To Depend Upon Hard Work)
Luck it seems, is fickle? Or is it? How come some people are lucky (or as the case may be, unlucky) all the while. There is indeed a system and it may be off a bit, like weather forecasting, but by and large it’s quite predictable. Let’s dump the “hard, hard, hard work” mantra for […]
Hard Work Vs Luck: Which One Is More Dependable?
If you reached the top of your game, would you credit it to hard work or luck? Most of us quite easily slide into crediting our success to hard work. But what if hard work isn’t necessary? What if we’ve been slogging for no good reason at all? Let’s find out more in Episode 1 […]
How To Accelerate Learning (And The Surprising Power Of Fun) – Part 2
Fun seems obvious as a concept. But “fun in learning” almost seems like a bit of a paradox. What is “fun” and how can you find it, let alone use it when you’re teaching a skill? Let’s take a bit of a deep dive into intimidation and find how fun can save the day—yes, yet […]
How To Accelerate Client Learning (Using Spaced Repetition) – Part 1
Why do we get upset with ourselves when we forget information? Surely we should be able to remember at least 30-40% of a book. But it seems to slide through our brain like semolina in a sieve. Yet, there is a way to remember things—and there’s also a big reason to forget. Find out why […]
Preacher or Teacher? Why Our Clients Struggle To Learn Skills Quickly
Why do we learn so slowly? Is it because we’re not good learners? Is it age? Or is it something quite different? The problem of learning (and teaching) is dependent on the concept of Teacher vs Preacher. When you’re a preacher, you give the feeling of a ton of information, but there’s no true learning, […]
Why Daily Learning Beats Gobble-Gobble Learning
There are two ways to eat a cake. You can eat it in small pieces. Or gobble the whole thing down. Most of us would like to gobble, whether it comes to cake or learning And like cake, learning needs to be tackled in small portions. Small portions not only help you learn, but help […]
The Carpe Diem Method of Finding Work (And Vacation) Time
You know how people say: When I have time, I’m going to write a book. People make statements like that all the time. As if one magical block of time is going to show up one day. And so, they wait for this mystical moment. And as you’d expect, it never shows up. So they […]
