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A growing library around one question: how do people actually get better at hard things? Speeches, quotes, honest myth-busting, and quizzes to test yourself.
This tab is being built out. What is here is a start, not the finish.
Words worth returning to
Short, honest talks about effort, failure, and the long game of getting good at something. Coming soon.
Speech one
Title, speaker, and why it belongs here. Placeholder.
Speech two
Title, speaker, and why it belongs here. Placeholder.
Speech three
Title, speaker, and why it belongs here. Placeholder.
Lines that hold up
A small, careful collection. Placeholders for now.
A short quote about learning through difficulty will live here.Attribution
Another quote about practice, patience, or effort will live here.Attribution
What we get wrong about learning
Common beliefs, and what the evidence actually says. Placeholders below.
"Practice makes perfect."
RealityPractice makes permanent. Without attention and feedback, you get good at doing it the mediocre way.
"If it feels easy, it is working."
RealitySome difficulty is desirable. Effortful recall lasts; smooth re-reading fades fast.
A quick self-correcting quiz
Tick the statements you think are true, then check your answers. Nothing is tracked. If you want your result as a small printable, you can add your email at the end.