Michael GoldThinking: Keeping It RealThe philosophy and epistemology you hold is important. They have fundamental practical significance. They can help or harm you; help if…Jun 18Jun 18
Michael GoldHow To ExplainWe go to a training session or meet with a boss, but no one comes out understanding what they were attempting to explain. Why is that?Mar 22Mar 22
Michael GoldThree Essential Skills of Root-cause Analysis and Problem-solvingTo improve at root-cause analysis and problem solving, we need to improve our reasoning skills, Q&A skills, and curiosity. They are…Mar 18Mar 18
Michael GoldEtymology Is CoolI love etymology. In fact, I have an etymology app on my phone.Mar 11Mar 11
Michael GoldA Critical Thinking Skill: Thinking in PrinciplesTo think better, in life and at work, we should practice identifying basic ideas in things we read or hear. We often read something, but…Mar 10Mar 10
Michael GoldHow To Control Bad Management and Encourage Good. A Tool.We’ve all had a bad manager(s), or know someone who has. It’s an unfortunate ancient human tradition, one most of us wish was gone or at…Mar 3Mar 3
Michael GoldA Critical-Thinking Tool To Help Us Make Good Decisions and Stay True In All Our ThinkingIn making good decisions at work and at home, in judging people at work and at home, in learning abstract ideas, we need a process.Mar 3Mar 3
Michael GoldTechnology in Education: It’s Pedagogical Regifting, Not a RevolutionDelivering education via technology is a case of the same old thing in a shiny new package.Mar 3Mar 3
Michael GoldThe Failure of Modern Education: It’s the System, Not the TeachersWe’ve accepted a Trojan Horse into our midst: mainstream modern education. It has a nice appearance, but within carries an element of…Mar 3Mar 3
Michael GoldMy Teaching Philosophy“Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s self is very…Mar 2Mar 2