Everything we know about learning suggests that there’s a cadence between routine incremental knowledge refinement and the breakout of new conceptual awareness. Knowledge Refinement. So when...
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No One Can Help You
In yesterday’s post we looked at the quote that tied willingness to learn to helplessness. Essentially, without the will to learn, no one can help you....
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If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you’re determined to learn no one can stop you. ??? I’m not sure...
Continue reading...When Things Are Tough, Just Know
When things are tough, just know you’re able to read this blog post, which means it’s not over yet. Hang in there. You’ll do great. Everything’s...
Continue reading...For Those Who Dig Deeper
You find time to meet with one more person. You find the energy to write one more blog post. You do the things that fall outside...
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All plans start with great ideas. The challenge of great ideas lies not in their ideation but in their execution. So then there is always that...
Continue reading...How to Feed Fear
Not because you want to do it, but because you need to avoid inadvertently doing so. Look, every monster needs to eat. Just don’t be the...
Continue reading...When You Know The Impact…
You might just try a little harder. In 2007, researchers published a study of the work patterns of hotel maids. They were interested in seeing the...
Continue reading...Drop the Grenade, Grab the Spotlight
It’s not completely untrue, but there is something not quite excellent about feedback. It’s almost like feedback is about focusing on flaws in order to improve.
Continue reading...No Criticism? Tread carefully…
When there’s no criticism, is your work really having an impact? Be wary of the calm before the storm.
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In a conversation about risk-taking, creativity, and failure, the question was asked, “Risk-takers have to be comfortable with failure as a potential consequence. How do leaders...
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AND It’s a powerful word. It only has three letters. It’s used all the time. It’s rarely allowed to flex its muscles. It’s usually employed in...
Continue reading...Networks, What’s the Value?
There’s a theory that predicts the value of a network. In the 20th century, Bob Metcalf invented the technology to connect computers. He created the original...
Continue reading...Quotes to Steal
Sometimes the best thoughts are inspired by others. Sometimes they’re straight up stolen. I plan to give the stolen ones to you today. “8 easy...
Continue reading...Why You Climb
This year there will be challenges, obstacles, and walls – mountains to climb. You have, and will have, wildly important goals – big, hairy, audacious goals....
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