Inspiration Through Information
This post originally appeared on another of my blog sites that I am eventually closing down. I am moving the other site’s posts to this site to make sure they remain available. Modern corporations, at least those based in the United States, have historically relied on internal training programs to keep their employees current on […]
I ran across a great new learning resource, ScienceDump. ScienceDump is host to many short, interesting and inspiring science videos and documentaries. You can also view the content on some mobile devices using one of their apps. There are hundreds of videos in approximately 20 categories such as biology, design, math and philosophy. This site […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I love quotes and aphorisms. I collect them. So I really enjoyed stumbling across this quote by John Rohn in the book My Philosophy for Successful Living. “…formal education gets you a job, but self-education is what makes you rich! The importance of self-education and investing in your own […]
In my Thank You Letters As Writing Practice post today on my new Write Speak Show blog I commented on how writing such letters can act as motivation to write regularly and thereby improve writing skills while also fostering a personal sense of gratitude. Let me know what you think.
One of the important components of good self-education habits is the ability to focus. I don’t buy in too much to innate intelligence as the determining factor in whether someone can learn well. I’ve just seen too many instances of someone with what appeared to be average intelligence and skills excel far beyond others who […]