Category: Continual Learning

Keep it simple. A yellow paper note with the phrase Keep it simple on it with some colorful crumpled paper balls around it.

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Out of the mouths of babes…

The phrase is from Matthew 21:16 (and Psalm 8:2) and refers to the often unfiltered, direct nature of children’s speech. Adults usually

Choice and decision, businessman standing with arrows in three different directions, pathway selection dilemma

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There are No Costless Choices

I lead an organization where I am responsible to many stakeholders and I take duties that come with the mantle of leadership

A chalkboard graphic asks, “WHAT DO YOU WANT?” beside a profile of a head with a question mark, suggesting self-reflection or goal-setting.

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What are You Hungry For?

What drives you? What do you seek? What do you want? Usually, it’s not the thing or goal per se that we

Flat illustration of a businessman inside an open head using a net to catch flying lightbulbs with wings

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10 Ideas We Accept Too Readily

Without being fully aware of the process, we have absorbed norms from the world around us; unquestioningly inheriting assumptions from family, class,

A sequence of puzzle pieces illustrates moving from a problem or question through analysis and process to an innovative solution.

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What’s your problem?

One way to analyze human problems is via Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, beginning with our most fundamental physical needs (oxygen, water, food,

Silhouette of man climbing up a mountain

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Talent is Overrated

While possessing some baseline minimum of talent in one chosen field is in order (I sincerely doubt I would ever be able

Colorful plastic alphabet letters are scattered across a turquoise wooden surface, with a random pile on the left and the words "WORDS HAVE POWER" arranged on the right.

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Casting Spells

“The English word ‘spell’ comes from the Proto-Germanic *spellą, which simply meant ‘to speak’, ‘a story’, or ‘a narrative’. To spell a

A first-person view of someone standing at the junction of two large painted arrows on pavement, one labeled "HABITS" pointing left and the other "CHANGES" pointing right, symbolizing a choice between staying the same and embracing change.

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Moving Toward, Moving Away

Every now and then it is good to do an internal 360-degree survey, conducting a status check with the variety of emotions,

Hand drawing concept about the disappointment when reality doesn't meet expectations.

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The Upside of the Downside

Disappointment is basically your emotional response to a ‘prediction error’: Reality did not match your expectations and the bigger the gap, the

A top-down view of numerous hardcover books arranged closely together, with their pages fanned open in different directions, creating a textured, overlapping pattern of cream-colored pages and colorful book covers.

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If You REALLY Want Success, Embrace This Competitive Advantage… Even if it is Not Your Original Nature

I frequently ask folks what their preferred learning style is and the answer I most frequently get by far is ‘I like

Image of crumpled piece of paper with the words "practice makes perfect" with the word "perfect" crossed out and replaced with the word "progress"

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Do You have 10 Years Experience or Just 1 Year 10x?

Once a skill becomes instinctive, performance improvement also tends to level off. Without intelligent intervention, we slip into autopilot mode, believing we