Tag: learning

  • Getting hands-on with online education – A Crash Course on Creativity

    Getting hands-on with online education – A Crash Course on Creativity

    I’ve been following the developments in the online education space with increasing interest over the last year or so, with the available options and choice growing seemingly by the day. The likes of Coursera, Venture Lab, and Udacity now have an impressive selection of courses, across the full range of the sciences, technology, arts and…

  • Why write?

    Why write?

    Following my last entry Balancing the use of our time, and Henry‘s thoughts building this out Share more, learn more, the following quote provides a timely reminder on the importance of writing for work: As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through…

  • Balancing the use of our time

    Balancing the use of our time

    Earlier today I began reading Julien Smith’s epic post on getting what we want, and whilst I haven’t yet read it all, the following stood out to me: “the way your time should be spent is largely like a pyramid, with a wide base of learning, with a smaller level of acting on top of…