I wish more students and educators knew how often scholars across fields (e.g., education, learning, psychology, expertise development) have found that measures of intelligence predict success less reliably than more controllable factors like effort, practice, motivation, and coaching/support.

Books are brilliant and lectures can be inspiring.

But the brain doesn’t truly learn from watching. It learns by doing.

Run a business.
Teach a class.
Raise a kid.
That’s where neurons fire and wiring happens.
That’s where the lesson sticks.

Active > Passive. Always.

your brain is a quantum PC
but you're wrongly using it.
(Here's how to upgrade your OS)

Most learners treat their brain as a dusty library shelf.
Read > forget & repeat

Here's how you to hack it.

Cramming doesn't work. Rather, it does this:

Lets you pass a test after an all-night,
And, leaves your mind empty the next week.

Your brain needs time to digest; not swallow whole.

It's a myth (that it's efficient)

Here's how you fix it.

1/ Wasted time hopping from one book to articles for an intro with concepts on how we learn.

It’s all noise.

I figured out some basics, so you don't have to (if you're starting out like me).