I’ve got one new favorite book: On Writing by Stephen King. It was a great experience reading it. Not only did I learn a lot from the book, but also I love the writing style. I wish I could write…
One year from now, I don’t want to be the same person as I am today. I want to grow. I want to become better and better. One way to do that, I realize, is by expanding my personal capacity.…
Do you love to read? I definitely do, especially non-fiction. I don’t read as much as I want but I enjoy my reading time. It’s great to learn about new things in the world and new ways to improve my…
Do you have idle potentials that you don’t develop? I have one: coding. I remember that when I was in high school I often spent time coding just for fun. At that time, I had a 80386 computer with 4…
Do you want to boost your knowledge? There is one way that has become a new favorite of mine: listening to lectures. Among others, doing that has allowed me to write a post on overconfidence. I’ve been a fan of…
In the post 4 Lessons on How to Get Things Done, there is an interesting comment by Mark Foo: Bill Gates once remarked that the key to succeed in business is to innovate and make yourself obsolete. If you don’t…
The more I observe brilliant people, the more I notice that one distinguishing characteristic they have is immense curiosity. I’m reminded of this quality when I read two articles by Bill Gates where he listed his favorite Teaching Company courses.…
Note: This is a guest post from Scott Young of Learning on Steroids We’ve been taught how to study, but not how to learn. That’s the only conclusion I can draw when I watch otherwise intelligent people spend hours cramming…
Note: This is a guest post from Bob Hartzell of Get Degrees When I went to college, I was right out of high school, overwhelmed by the freedom and very quickly baffled by the academic expectations. Today’s college students are…
As you may know, Amazon has a best-seller list that shows the hottest books at the moment. I often browse it to find interesting books to read. Not surprisingly, the list is dominated by newly-published books. This makes me curious:…
