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My name's Richard and I live on Bidjigal land, Sydney. I’m the author of Shu Ha Ri: The Japanese Way of Learning, for Artists and Fighters (https://writingslowly.com/shuhari-book/). Find me at Writingslowly.com though one day I may speed up.
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AI is not helping the learning process

"“When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does not result in more engaging, immersive or effective learning experiences compared with exi... https://writingslowly.com/2025/11/03/ai-is-not-helping-the.html
What’s your most valuable note?

@[email protected] asked:

"“Any examples where a tiny note became unexpectedly valuable?”"

Here’s my reply.

"In 2018 I wrote a note describing how I’d like to visit Japan and learn mo... https://writingslowly.com/2025/11/03/whats-your-most-valuable-note.html
To truly understand, you must take things apart and build them back up. My cousin did it with cars, I do it with ideas in my #Zettelkasten and I did it with the concept of #ShuHaRi in my book.

Create your own mental models: i... https://writingslowly.com/2025/11/02/to-truly-understand-you-must.html
Maybe it was Borges who said he published to forget.
"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."

— Terry Pratchett
Nick https://thisness.one/2025/10/30/coming-back-to-where-you.html
I fell down a rabbit hole writing about Hypercuriosity! 🤯 Inspired by Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s work.

Read how being curious about everything defines my process: https://writingslowly.com/2025/09/30/curious-about-hypercuriosity.html

#Hypercuriosity #Curiosity #ADHD #Writingslowly
Curious about Hypercuriosity
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COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.

"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"
The Public Scholar
A Practical Handbook
www.press.jhu.edu
Author Craig Mod seems to be following me. I saw his picture in Kyoto Station. Now he’s doing a 200km walk in the Kiso valley, where I walked just a few days ago. Follow his latest pop-up newsletter Between Two Mountains for a unique view of Japan.

#KisoValley #Japan #Walking #Travel #SlowTravel
I’m reliably informed it’s a noisy miner, not a mynah. Always forgetting that
Western learning aims for ‘completion,’ ‘graduation’ - an end-point. But Shu Ha Ri is cyclical. True mastery means returning to the basics (Shu) with new depth. It’s a lifelong process of refining and understanding anew. Never stop being a beginner.

#LifelongLearning #ShuHaRi #SkillAcquisition
📚Tsundoku emergency temporarily averted.
Magpie swooping season has been busy. But on this morning’s bike ride the magpies I saw were busy chasing a noisy mynah. Then just when I thought I’d escaped, I was swooped - by a mob of ebullient rainbow lorikeets, high on their supply of bottlebrush nectar.

#birdlife #bikelife #swoopingseason
My uncle and both my grandfathers were dedicated anti-fascists. That’s why I get to be here today, reminding you that they won.
If AI can’t do simple anagrams, how is it meant to fix the economy and make our jobs obsolete? (Admittedly, my job doesn’t involve solving anagrams - I’m not that senior - but still).

#anagrams #AIhref="/hashtag/AIfail" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AIfail #AI