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Tag Archives: learning
Learning New Things
I’ve been thinking lately about practice, especially after reading Outliers. It’s easy to forget how much time and effort it can take to become proficient in something, especially when watching someone who does it exceptionally well. I often overlook the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement, Swing Dancing
Tagged coordination, juggling, learning, Learning New Things, patience, persistence, Practice, skills, swing dancing, talent, teaching
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Eric Weinstein’s Thoughts on Kung Fu Panda
Someone asked a question about the movie Kung Fu Pandaon Quora and Eric Weinstein wrote a fantastic response to it. I’ve seen the movie but never thought about it the way Weinstein so wonderfully put it. Both the question and … Continue reading
Posted in Great Movies
Tagged Eric Weinstein, Eric Weinstein's Thoughts on Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda, learning, Master Oogway, movies, Po, self-teacher, self-teaching, Shifu, Tai Lung, teaching
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Sharing Lessons from the Mountain
Although I’ve almost always held an optimistic view of the future, there are times where I felt all was lost and I wanted to escape and live in a secluded area for the rest of my days. There are people … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged communities, experiences, findings, ideas, isolation, learning, life lessons, seclusion, sharing, Sharing Lessons from the Mountain, travel
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Some of My Thoughts on Education, Learning, and Schooling
There are a lot of arguments about schooling, many of which can get hostile. Most arguments I see with regards to schooling focus primarily on what will be taught and who will pay for it. Nearly everyone I see weigh … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things
Tagged education, families, Khan Academy, learning, Learning Through the Internet, Mark Twain, schooling, Some of My Thoughts on Education Learning and Schooling, teachers, time
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Comfort Zone
There’s a saying that “life happens outside your comfort zone”. Since I’ve spent a good bit of my life both in and out of my comfort zone at various times, I have to say I agree with that saying. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged advancement, Classic City Swing 7, Comfort Zone, communication, learning, level up, Leveling Up, progress, road trip, Sharpen the saw, Small Victories, socializing, travel
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Beware of Echo Chambers
The internet has made it easier than ever before to interact with other people. Most people have many friends in their social media circles who think like them, and some go as far as having nothing but those kinds of … Continue reading
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Tagged aggression, arguments, Beware of Echo Chambers, conversations, discussions, echo chambers, hostility, ideas, information, interacting, isolation, knowledge, learning, online interactions, talking, the internet, understanding
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Go Easy on Yourself
Some people are very hard on themselves. They’ll heavily reprimand themselves for the slightest mistake and show themselves little to no compassion or understanding. This can be most easily seen when they’re trying to learn something new or do self-improvement … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, behavior patterns, change, give yourself a break, go easy on yourself, habits, learning, Practice, self-improvement, self-improvement work, teaching, work
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Reflections: My Favorite Things from 2018
It’s safe to say that 2018 was the best year of my life. So many amazing and wonderful things happened from beginning to end. Like every year, there were also challenges, but I was able to handle them much better … Continue reading
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Becoming Free, One Book at a Time
I’ve read a lot this year. As I write this, I’ve read twenty six books (twenty seven if you count my annual reread of How to Win Friends and Influence People) and, by the time the year ends, I’ll have … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Becoming Free One Book at a Time, books, How to Win Friends and Influence People, ideas, information, knowledge, learning, reading, self-improvement work
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Learning Like a Wise Man
There’s a saying that says, “A smart man learns from his mistakes; a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” While the saying focuses specifically on mistakes, it could work just as well if it focused on life lessons … Continue reading
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Tagged books, failures, learning, Learning Like a Wise Man, mistakes, progress, reading, smart man, wise man
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