Essay

How to learn a new language, quickly

Simple mnemonic devices to help you learn language quickly and easily

This was a post I wrote here on Thinker’s Playground a few years ago, before I relaunched the site.

What is Kaizen?

The philosophy of continuous, incremental progress

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward. 
 — Chinese Proverb

Memory, association, and the link system

A menomic device for memorising lists

This was a post I wrote here on Thinker’s Playground a few years ago, before I relaunched the site.

How to develop a super-power memory

Simple mnemonic devices to remember virtually anything

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

 — J.M. Barrie

How to memorise a shuffled deck of cards in order

A simple mnemonic device for reading cards

This was a post I wrote here on Thinker’s Playground a few years ago, before I relaunched the site.

Cultivating mindsets

Why repetition is so important

Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.

 — Bruce Lee

Mindsets frame our view of the world, and determine how we behave and interact with others. They are…