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, university professor, researcher and the author of 8 books.
Oh, and she is also the ... Show More
Yesterday
Proven, Better, New: Mark Pincus on the Rules of Product Innovation
Mark Pincus is the creator behind Farmville and Words with Friends. He built Zynga into one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and helped shape the early era of social products on the internet. In this conversation, he breaks down how great founders spot winning ideas e ... Show More
1h 10m
May 19
[Outliers] The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back
Chung Ju-yung built Hyundai because he refused to be stopped. He is known for turning Hyundai into an industrial force that helped transform South Korea. The company built highways, ships, cars, and entire industries. At its peak, Hyundai accounted for 16% of South Korea’s econom ... Show More
2h 19m
May 12
Winston Weinberg: Speed, Stress, and Better Decisions
Winston Weinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, the AI platform built for the legal industry. In this episode, Winston explains how AI is reshaping legal work, why judgment becomes more valuable as routine work gets automated, and how to build the prioritization muscle requ ... Show More
1h 3m
Aug 2018
#74 Learning How to Learn with Barbara Oakley, PhD (pt.2)
<p>Hello everyone! Today, we are learning how to learn with Barbara Oakley PhD, and giving away some FREE BOOKS! Barbara Oakley is an amazing advocate for learners of all ages, and has put together an amazing piece of work along side her partner on the project, Terrence Sejnowski ... Show More
28m 25s
Sep 2023
Beyond Lazy Learning — The Keys to Gaining and Retaining Knowledge
<p>Ever wondered why, after hours of reading and highlighting, you still feel unprepared for that big test? Or why, shortly after a work training, you can’t remember much of what was said and how to apply it? Or why you have trouble comprehending a difficult book?</p><p>Whether y ... Show More
47m 39s
Jan 2021
Comment apprendre une langue plus rapidement et efficacement?
<p>On aimerait tous pouvoir apprendre le français ou les langues étrangères rapidement et, surtout, de façon efficace. Efficacement, ça veut dire en <strong>optimisant les efforts, le temps passé et l'argent dépensé</strong>!</p>
<p>Pour terminer le mois dédié à l'apprentissage, ... Show More
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