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Incredible talk by Lauren Weinstein on learned helplessness and not believing everything you think. Which story or study made the biggest impression on you?

There are many great modern educators that I have great respect for. It would be impossible to include all of them here, but I thought I would try to share a few. In an attempt to learn more about them, I asked them to share a little more about themselves. aaa aaa aaa aaa aaa

There are many great modern philosophers that I have great respect for. It would be impossible to include all of them here, but I thought I would try to share a few. In an attempt to learn more about them, I asked them to share a little more about themselves. aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa

A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics. There are many great modern physicists that I have great respect for. It would be impossible to include all of them here, but I thought I would try to share a few. In an attempt to learn more about them, I asked them… Continue reading Physicists: learning more about them

Novice Thinker Other types of clinical reasoning Other types of reasoning to consider are narrative, probabilistic, and dialectical. Narrative Reasoning Narrative reasoning is an inductive cognitive strategy of telling and interpreting stories to inform client-centered clinical practice. It is the process of understanding clients’ experiences with illness within the biosocial context of their lives, including… Continue reading Clinical Reasoning: other types

Novice Thinker Critical Thinking Many of the youngest and most affluent youth Socrates taught were taught critical thinking—to question all presumptions. He taught them that a leader’s endorsement of an idea does not necessarily make it correct. Socrates taught his students to evaluate every idea based solely on its merits. He was charged with “not… Continue reading Critical Thinking

Alia Crum, PhD from Stanford, and her work on stress have changed how we view stress. She has several searchable videos on YouTube. This is a TedTalk she did several years ago about stress, mindset, placebo, etc. In a later interview, she discussed her nervousness about giving this talk. You can tell in her voice.… Continue reading Stress: Perhaps we should view it differently?

By: Systems Thinker Introduction According to Webster’s dictionary, cognition is the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. The American Psychological Association defines it as the mental processes involved in developing knowledge and understanding. Thinking, knowing, remembering, learning, perception, judging, and problem-solving are examples of cognitive functions. Cognitive processes… Continue reading Cognition

What are the different branches of philosophy? How do they differ? This is a nice post by the Pondering Philosopher covering this topic. Enjoy!

I have gone on several deep dives into the various learning theories. I will spare you a lot of detail, but there are common themes and multiple methods that have better benefits (make it stick book, spaced repetition, blurting, etc., as below) than others. A common theme is to focus on the process of understanding… Continue reading Learning Methods