Life Lessons

You’re not an Expert

And how to spot a real one…

The opposite of hard is not simple

So what is the opposite of “hard” if it isn’t simple? It’s easy.

No, really. The opposite of “hard” is “easy”. Just like the opposite of “simple” isn’t “hard”, it’s “complex”.

Musings

A weekly collection of interesting…

If you want someone to learn, don’t make them feel dumb

It’s the first rule of teaching, that too many teachers don’t seem to understand

You’re not unmotivated, you’re undisciplined.

More motivation won’t help a lack of discipline

Motivation is important, but it’s not enough.

Consistency is the Key

Yes, before even quantity and quality

One of the lessons that has hit me upside the head over the last couple of years, is how consistency is not just a good idea, or nice to have, or even fairly important.

Respect and Power: there are two types of each, don’t confuse them.

Several times I’ve seen a post online that says something like this:

There are two very different types of respect; respect for a person as a human being, and respect for a person as an…