Schools and universities as institutions, plus the science and practice of learning, teaching, deliberate practice and language acquisition. Read by teachers, parents, policy people and self-directed learners.
People who think ability grows with effort learn more than those who think it fixed.
“One of the reasons I loved Mindset is because it's solutions-oriented.” — Bill Gates
Source: Gates Notes review of Mindset
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Living standards rise through learning, and how policy can make economies learn.
“For a wonderful book that builds on Arrow's research, see Joseph E. Stiglitz and Bruce C. Greenwald, Creating A Learning Society” — Michael Mauboussin
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Three false beliefs taught to young Americans, and how they harm their minds.
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Early specialisation works only where rules are stable; elsewhere breadth wins.
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“There's another great book that's called Thinking Physics. I open this one all the time.” — Naval Ravikant
Source: The Knowledge Project (Farnam Street) — 'Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher', full transcript
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“The first challenge to the centralized mindset comes from a delightful book by MIT Professor Mitchel Resnick, "Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams.” — Michael Mauboussin
Source: The Invisible Lead Steer: New Answers to Old Questions About the Stock Market (CS First Boston)
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Career capital before passion; building rare and valuable skills
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Technological learning and catch-up; the theory behind Ethiopia's industrial parks.
A method for reading hard books for understanding, not just information.
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A guide to learning more than one language, focused on Europe's languages.
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Subtitled 'Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus'
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A journalist learns memory techniques and wins the US Memory Championship.
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What a chess prodigy turned tai chi champion learned about learning itself.
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How talent is grown, not born, through a brain mechanism training can tap.
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How schools and districts can save money while still serving students well.
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Study outlines and FAA questions for passing the private pilot knowledge test.
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Field-tested tips for improving skills in sport, music, art, maths and business.
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How to learn a new skill fast: break it down, practise well, remove barriers.
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How experts in music, chess, medicine and sport excel through deliberate practice.
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A teacher's methods for raising independent, successful children.
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How parents can stop worrying about their children's future and help them prepare.
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