Law #12: Get Both Sides Issue
This is perhaps the one people agree with most but give the most push back on when it becomes time to do it. By that I mean, they just won’t do it. Ever no matter what. But everyone really ag…
Is This the Best Study Tool Ever Invented?
So recently I was reading a biography on Alexander Hamilton, on my girlfriend’s request. She loves this guy. Something about a musical she fell in love with. Anyway, she wanted me to know more about him so…
The Biggest Problem With How People Think About Success
So, this is not from a one of my Life Learners. This is from me. I have been struggling with the best way to present some very impo…
Your first 100: Washington a Life
Since the 4th of July is coming up shortly, I thought I would introduce a new serious to help the lifelong learners out there. This serous is calle…
Law #11: 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For those of you who are not Christians, don’t worry. I’m not going to get too biblical on you here. I am a Christian but you don’t n
Law #10: Focus on What Will Be Used
This is one thing school gets wrong. School focuses a lot on what will never be used. You will be taught many names and dates that you won’t need to know to do your job. For example, any time the book discusses who came up with or discovered a thing. Take the discovery of DNA …
Law #8 Take an Immersion Class at Least Once a Year
If you are in college you can ignore this. College is an immersion class. I have some problems with how college is run as an im…
Law #9: Teach What You Learn
I can’t tell you many people know they should do this but never actually do it. My guess is about one out of every 1,000 follow this law. This is the best-known learning booster but probably the least used. Having said that I don’t think most people understand why this helps you learn. One of …
Law #7: Have a Mentor
Everything before this has been about getting rid of problems that hold people back from learning. This is the first one about speeding it up. That might seem weird to people but it’s important. About 80% of the pro…
Law #6: Do Something Fun at Least Once A Day
This one might sound very weird but hear me out. When most people are trying to be very productive, they stop trying to have fun. Just cut it out entirely. I have heard one person who was very successful who taught, do you want to search Facebook for 5 minutes or be a millionaire in …