The Feynman Learning Technique, developed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, is a powerful method that uses the act of teaching to improve learning and understanding. This not only results in greater understanding but also promotes a growth mindset and the ability to learn from others. I discovered this technique on the FS blog and […]
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Today, we’re talking about the dreaded P-word —procrastination. Below is a great article with lots of ideas on how to procrastinate less. It’s worth the read. Here are three thoughts/methods that I found particularly interesting for me: –Change your environment. If you are stuck or need to get going on something, move environments. This week I
GravyStack is a company I invested in a few years ago and they went live last week. This company helps kids learn how to make and spend money. Not your typical software, I assure you. Take a few minutes to watch this video and see for yourself: https://gravystack.com/affiliate Here are a few quick points about this
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It’s time for the big announcement! You’ve been receiving my weekly LIFEies emails that show my rules for living a Fantastic Life in action. Now it’s time to take your growth and achievement to the next level with my new book The Fantastic Life / Revisited: How to Get It, Live It, and Pass It On.
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I am working on being intensely present. This was a top 3 goal for 2021 and has continued at the top for 2022. I am on the hunt for reading, thinking about being present, and for great quotes. In the article below, there are some great quotes that are self-explanatory: “Yesterday I was clever, so
Below is a very interesting talk given by Zhang Yiming, the CEO of ByteDance and translated into English. This philosophical speech gives great insight into the topic of living a Fantastic Life. One thing Yiming is proccupied with is the idea of the Ordinary Mind — the concept of being more relaxed, with no internal
Today I want to share a quick primer on note taking. I take notes in every single meeting I attend. I used to exclusively write them down on paper, but now I take notes on my phone all the time. I’ve shared some great points and a few LIFEies from my 40 years of taking
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Since I wrote The Fantastic Life (order your copy here), I have been reading more and more books in the “self-help” category. Some are good, some great, some are just ok. Still, I learn something from every single book. I thought I would share a couple of the best self-help books I have read in the
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For 25 years we have been hiring interns. Some have been good, some bad, a few GREAT. I’ve learned a lot about internships from both sides — I’ve hired interns and all my children have interned during their summer breaks. My youngest daughter, Claire, thought she wanted to be a nurse when she was in
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Communicating effectively is the #1 soft skill we all need to develop and continue to work on throughout our lives. Communication runs our life. And there is all kinds of communication – written, spoken, unspoken. I have a quote I use all the time: “Communication IS the relationship.” Below is an article about why communication is
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