The Beginner's Mind
When learning new things, especially technical subjects, often the biggest hindrance to being able to understand and use new information is the knowledge that we already have. As students and teachers (and human beings), we naturally try to fit new
Some years ago, the idea that “failure is your friend” gained some traction after someone very much like me who had failed in the tech industry numerous times made it a popular mantra. A conference called “FailCon” was started and
A recent NY Times article cited numerous studies that have found speed reading to be nothing more than skimming. According to the article, it is improbable to increase your reading above 500-600 words per minute without decreasing comprehension of the material.
To many people who have never done it, computer programming, aka “coding”, seems like a magical and impossible task. Any time we release a new book, video, or class about programming, we hear the all too familiar groans: “I could
Garry Shandling, the comedian who died recently, got his first big break in 1981 as a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. After this appearance, he told his agent that appearing on The Tonight Show was great, but
As the political and business leaders meet in Paris to discuss global climate change, the topic of a changing climate has never been more important and relevant. It’s a fact of life that everything is always changing. When the conditions under
When learning something new, the first step we all go through is to figure out how this new thing relates to something we already know. For example, if you’re learning a new language as an adult, you learn the parts
How often and easy is it to keep looking down at our feet as we plod along our path, when there is a whole world of possibility and new ideas all around us? There is no way we can learn
With a combined total of 8 books and three online courses between us, we’re seen as authorities in computer programming and web development. Being a published author has a way of instantly making someone an expert in the eyes of the world. In
Starting to learn a new subject, starting a business and starting to write a book are all challenging and remarkable things to do. However, they’re nothing in comparison to what comes after them; namely, the actual work required to learn