Whenever we do something, various neurons fire in our brain. And recent research has proven that ‘mirror neurons’ will fire if we watch someone else doing something. Why is this important? Because it affects how we learn. Modeling the behavior of others is particularly helpful for transferring practical skills. When you watch someone carry out…
I love giving commencement speeches at graduations. But most young people look shell-shocked when they hear me say that their learning has only just begun. I tell them that to be successful, they have to follow a two-word rule. The two words? “Teach me.” Learning doesn’t stop because we’ve graduated. In fact, “teach me” is…
One of the best ways to learn something yourself is to teach it to someone else. Time and again, research shows that those of us who actively and consciously teach someone else what we are discovering ourselves means we are more able to retain and utilize our new knowledge. What’s more, we are helping someone…
If there is one thing I’ve learned since becoming self-employed, it is how little I actually worked when I was on a salary! While I may have been at the office for at least 8 hours a day and certainly created a lot of results for my employer, I also spent a whole lotta time…
