Quote of the Day “Directness is the practice of learning by directly doing the thing you want to learn. Basically, it’s improvement through active practice rather than through passive learning. The phrases learning something new and practicing something new may
Quote of the Day “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Blaise Pascal. I first heard a version of this quote on Boardwalk Empire, and failed to find who originally said
Quote of the Day “Salvador Dalí had his first exhibit before his fourteenth birthday, already showcasing the talent that would make him famous. “Van Gogh, in contrast, was delayed and did not possess any obvious signs of ability. It was
Quote of the Day “There are two important things to note about van Gogh’s experiments in art. The first is the variety of methods, ideas, and resources he applied. The second important thing to note is his intensity. Van Gogh
Quote of the Day “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Blaise Pascal
Quote of the Day “Transfer has been called the ‘Holy Grail of education.’ It happens when you learn something in one context, say in a classroom, and are able to use it in another context, say in real life… Transfer
Quote of the Day “‘Now I will have less distraction.’ — Leonhard Euler, mathematician, upon losing the sight in his right eye.” Found in Scott Young’s Ultralearning
Quote of the Day “What Is Metalearning? The prefix meta comes from the Greek term μετά, meaning “beyond.” It typically signifies when something is “about” itself or deals with a higher layer of abstraction. In this case metalearning means learning
Quote of the Day “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” —Isaac Newton, found in Scott Young’s Ultralearning
Quote of the Day “Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out.” ― Oliver Wendall Holmes, found in Zig Ziglar,