The author Robert Heinlein famously said: “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, co ... Show More
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Built to Walk — How Modern Shoes and Weak Feet Are Holding You Back
Walking is one of the most powerful health tools we have. It improves cardiovascular fitness, boosts mood, sharpens cognition, and can even be a predictor of how well you'll age. But all those benefits depend on something we rarely think about until it starts hurting: our feet.Fo ... Show More
58m 51s
May 19
Inside With the Old Breed — A Conversation With Eugene Sledge’s Son
With the Old Breed is widely considered one of the greatest war memoirs ever written. Penned by Eugene Sledge, a Marine who fought with the 1st Division — the old breed — in the Pacific campaigns of Peleliu and Okinawa, the book is unflinching, deeply human, and so vividly writte ... Show More
58m 52s
Jun 2021
How to Master New Skills & Achieve Success with Ron Friedman
<p>How do you crack the secret to greatness and unlock your genius? </p> <p>When it comes to greatness, you hear a lot about talent, determination, and the power of practice. Those things are important, but what if there was a way to help you decipher the systems you can create t ... Show More
20m 51s
Apr 2018
#31 Barbara Oakley: Learning How to Learn
Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley. Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, unive ... Show More
1h 34m
Jun 2023
Is Self-Regulation the Key to Becoming the Ultra-Marathoner of Learning?
Humans are naturally curious, and we are learning machines! But do most of our students truly know what it takes to learn? We all learn to walk quite naturally ... but becoming an ultra-marathoner takes a whole new set of physical, cognitive, and psychological skills. The Fika Cr ... Show More
33m 45s
Sep 2017
3: Timeless Strategies to Achieving Mastery: Mastery by Robert Greene
"It's never going to be easier to just learn and to make little money, than when you're young and in the beginning." Mastery is the best book that either of us have found at becoming a master of your craft, getting mentors, learning through experience, and reaching the top of you ... Show More
1h 35m