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…7 min read·4 days ago----
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?12 min read·Mar 22, 2024----
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…10 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Michael GoldEtymology Is CoolI love etymology. In fact, I have an etymology app on my phone.13 min read·Mar 11, 2024----
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…6 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
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…5 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
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.4 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
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.6 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
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…5 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
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…55 min read·Mar 2, 2024----
