A Field Guide to Avoiding Toxic Teachers/Coaches
We’ve spent a fair amount of time in this space talking about what makes up a great teacher or coach. Today, let’s talk about the opposite. The bad ones. The ones who quietly steal your … keep reading
Daniel Coyle
What’s Your Gadget?
For the past couple weeks, my wife Jen has been asking me if I’m going to write about the goggles. She’s asked enough about the goggles, in fact, that it’s become a running joke in … keep reading
Tip: When to Think (and When Not To)
Readers of this blog know that we’re hu-uuuge fans of stealing — by which I mean the kind of stealing where you shamelessly pickpocket good ideas from one line of work (sports, music, business, whatever) … keep reading
A Word of Coaching Advice: Talk Less, Matter More
Take one second and think about the best teacher, coach, or mentor you ever had. Now come up with one memory of them, fast. (Got it?) What’s your memory? Is it something your coach/teacher/mentor said? … keep reading
Genes are Overrated
Most everybody can roll their tongue in a tube. But have you ever tried the cloverleaf? It’s hard. Super hard, in fact. When you first try it, you flounder around and can’t even come close. Back … keep reading
Brainology for All! A Bill of Kid Rights
One proven way to improve our lives is to use the What-Will-the-Grandkids-Chuckle-About Method. This method involves asking yourself a simple question: what are you doing right now that your grandkids will see as laughably ass-backward … keep reading
Forget 10,000 Hours. Try Hans’s 2-Minute Method.
By now, most of you have heard of the Rule of 10,000 Hours, the finding that most world-class experts have spent a minimum of 10,000 hours intensively practicing their craft. Likewise, many of you are … keep reading
What’s Your Z-Score?
And we’re back! We had a good summer in Alaska (thanks for asking!) and now, as is our family’s migratory pattern, we’re now back in Ohio for the school year. It’s kinda wild, shuttling back … keep reading
A Gauge for Measuring Effective Practice
If you distilled all the new science about talent development into two words of advice, they would be “practice better.” That’s it. Practice. Better. Forget everything else about your genes, your potential — it’s all … keep reading
Why Being Stupid is Close to Being Smart
Okay, so I did a pretty stupid thing the other day. Let me set the scene: INTERIOR: HOTEL BALLROOM — AN ATTENTIVE CROWD OF SEVERAL HUNDRED EDUCATORS AND SCIENTISTS. I AM ONSTAGE, HAVING JUST FINISHED A … keep reading