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
Apr 14
Setting Big Goals and Playing to Win: Mario Harik
How does one engineer run 40,000 people with 10 daily numbers, zero hobbies, and a $1 billion bet he made in his first year as CEO? Mario Harik is the CEO of XPO, one of the largest trucking companies in the world. He started as employee #3, learned from Brad Jacobs (who built ei ... Show More
1h 39m
Mar 31
Alpha School Principal: The Future of Education is Better Than You Think
Joe Liemandt is the principal of Alpha School and the founder of Trilogy Software and ESW Capital. Liemandt dropped out of Stanford to build Trilogy, made the cover of Forbes twice before thirty, became the youngest member of the Forbes 400, then vanished from public life for twe ... Show More
2h 13m
Mar 24
[Outliers] Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose
Harrison McCain learned salesmanship by talking his way into a pharmaceutical job at 22, then spent five formative years under K.C. Irving, absorbing lessons in vertical integration, relentless deal-capture, and "management by suggestion." He quit with no plan, two newborn kids, ... Show More
39m 29s
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
26m 12s