In their book Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, authors Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel lay out the science-based practices that lead …
Bored? Try drawing these people.
Learning how to draw people is one of the more challenging aspects of visual note-taking. In this video I share a practice activity using a resource from Eva-Lotta Lamm called …
Don’t Get Good at Drawing
In my experience, sketching out ideas is a gateway to better thinking and better learning. Even though drawing is a part of that process, the effort to get good at …
Cyclical Learning
The journey toward learning a new skill or becoming knowledgable in a particular field is rarely one-way trip. It’s more like a town that you enjoy passing through on a …
The Weight of Digital Tools
Digital tools bring with them both advantages and disadvantages. In this video I explore a few of the ways that the weight of digital tools have impacted my life and …
The End-of-History Illusion
How much of your planning for the future depends on you being right about what you think you want? Here’s the thing: your goals and desires will change over time. …
Overconfidence: How Your Mind is Rigged Against You
You know when you go to a carnival and you see one of the games and you’re like “I could do that! I could knock over those milk bottles. I …
The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul – A Visual Summary
In her book The Extended Mind, Annie Murphy Paul explores the power of thinking outside of the brain – how we use resources outside of our heads that help us …
Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff – A Visual Summary
I’ve got twin toddlers who are right in the middle of the so-called terrible twos. For that reason I’ve been closely reading Michaeleen Doucleff’s book Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient …
The Impact vs Effort Curve
How much effort do you put into the projects that you take on in your personal or professional life? What impact does that effort have? I think it’s worth exploring …