Comments on: The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle

By: Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer || April || 2010

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:19:20 +0000

[...] The unconscious brain is in many ways the opposite of the rational brain. It is a parallel processor with enormous capacity that can optimize decisions among many conflicting dimensions. It is also extremely fast – it works by training neural circuits to recognize previously seen situations and respond quickly without involving the conscious mind. When we are developing our 10,000 hours of expertise, we are building the necessary neural pathways in the unconscious brain (what Daniel Coyle says are myelin sheaths). [...]

By: Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, by Daniel Pink || February || 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:00:09 +0000

[...] have high aspirations and make big mistakes, and then learn from the mistakes. It’s the deep practice concept in another [...]

By: Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Coaching and feedback || January || 2010

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:33:55 +0000

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By: Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Getting the reps || January || 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:39:32 +0000

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By: Ando_F

Ando_F — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:26:36 +0000

A nice mental model for optimising rote learning is mapped out by Piotr Wozniak with his Supermemo model.

He sees memories as decaying on a steep curve, where refreshes just before forgetting reduce the next curve’s steepness.

Hmmm, better described with a graph: http://thelearnersguild.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/informal-learning-and-the-eternal-memory/