My fiancée is thinking about getting a 4Runner. For the last week we’ve been doing our research – scrolling reddit, learning about the different options and trims, arguing about what color looks the best. During this time something weird has happened. Every time we leave the house the streets are filled with 4Runners. These things are everywhere. One of two...
Ali Crum and her research team round up over 80 hotel workers. They divide them into two groups: The intervention group, who is told that the work they do (cleaning hotel rooms) is good exercise and satisfies the Surgeon General’s recommendations for an active lifestyle. They are given specific examples of how their daily activities, such as vacuuming, changing linens,...
We’re a little over a month into our New Year’s resolutions. How’s yours going? Same. Don’t worry though, we’re not alone. About 68% of people have never completed a resolution. Rather than running it back in 2023 with the same strategy and falling short again, let’s adapt, adjust, and approach this differently. And let’s do it ASAP. GOALS & SKILLS...
To change a behavior it’s usually best to focus on our mindsets and environment, rather than just the behavior. Eat more vegetables = behavior Vegetables are bland and boring → Vegetables can be satisfying and delicious = mindset shift Making fresh, well-prepared, veggies readily available = environment Get more sleep = behavior Sleep is a waste of time → Sleep...
If our goal is to be fearless, three things usually happen: 1. We avoid things that cause discomfort (which is good if we’re in danger, but not so good if we’re trying to learn) 2. We put the majority of our attention and focus on the discomfort (why am I feeling this, how do I get rid of it?) 3....
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer Great learners can adapt, solve problems, work through setbacks, build new skills. Learners are resilient. Learners are agile. No matter who we are or what we do, becoming a better learner is a...
My friend is bad with chopsticks. He’s so bad that he actively avoids places that use chopsticks. On the rare occasion when we convince him to come out for sushi, he’ll try to use them for a second, get embarrassed, then ask for a fork. In the scheme of things is this a huge problem? No. But it’s definitely an...
An essential part of growth is choosing to put ourselves into situations that involve uncertainty – to do things that might not work: Applying for a new job Asking someone out Learning a new piece of software Publishing a new blog post Sending in your college application Asking for a raise When the outcome is unknown, there are a few...
There are two parts of learning something: 1. Figuring out how to do the thing 2. Practicing it Part 1 is fun, easy, and even exciting. We can read, listen to podcasts, watch YouTube videos and start to rack up this knowledge almost without lifting a finger. A bit of this is useful – we need a concrete target to...
Tough emotions – stress, anxiety, fear – hold a lot of power over the way we perform, learn, and handle setbacks. We feel nervous before a big game or presentation and don’t perform our best. We’re presented with a challenge, we feel uncomfortable, we decide we’re not ready. We feel weird about speaking up or asking a question and then...
It’s 6:45pm. Friday night. A small friend squad is at my house. We’re sitting around the table talking, eating, the usual. After the snacks and chats it’s time for the main event – it’s game night bby. I head to the shelf to pull out some of our go-tos: Camel Up, Catan, What Do You Meme? My girlfriend, Emily, stops...
by Trevor Ragan and Alex Belser | Podcasts | Fear & Resilience APPLE PODCASTSSPOTIFYGOOGLE PLAY Emotions, Learning, and Resilience The way we traditionally look at emotions can hurt our capacity to grow. To become a better learner we need to change our perceptions of emotions, learn to feel them, understand them, and to work with them rather than against them....
by Trevor Ragan and Alex Belser | Podcasts | Jungle Tiger – Train Ugly APPLE PODCASTSSPOTIFYGOOGLE PLAY Improving the Quality of Practice for Better Learning All practice is not created equally. To become a better learner we need to engage in more purposeful, deliberate practice. Anders Ericsson, one of the world’s leading experts in learning, explains how we can use...
by Trevor Ragan and Alex Belser | Podcasts | Jungle Tiger APPLE PODCASTSSPOTIFYGOOGLE PLAY Learning From Good and Bad Outcomes Often times we judge our process and decisions by the quality of the outcome. The research calls this outcome bias and the poker world calls it resulting. No matter what you call it, this can lead to a number of...
Skills are built, not born. A simple phrase that can become the bedrock for great learning. Of course it takes time, effort, some experiments, and struggle to earn a skill. But, if it’s a skill and you do the work, you can build it. The best news: most of the good things in life are skills. There are the obvious...
A tiger living in the jungle is going to learn and develop more than a tiger living in a zoo. We made a video that presents the research that supports that statement and illustrates how we can apply the same logic to the way we learn. The big idea: in order to become a better learner we need to spend...
APPLE PODCASTSSPOTIFYSTITCHERGOOGLE PLAY Struggling on Purpose What can a college football program, a six year old, an auditing company, a HS basketball player, and Uber driving educator teach us about learning? They show us that the only way we can grow is if we’re willing to step out of our comfort zone and struggle a bit. Key Points We are...
APPLE PODCASTSSPOTIFYSTITCHERGOOGLE PLAY Learning Like a Startup The tech world is constantly pushing the limits of innovation, problem solving, and product development. This week we brought in the CEO of Bebo, Shaan Puri, to explain some of these systems and how we can all use them to become more effective learners. Question hotline: 805-635-8459 Key Points The 80/20 Rule 20%...
Lifting weights is essentially struggling on purpose. We understand the basics of how to build a muscle. So we pick a weight and exercise that induces resistance and tension, which leads to struggle, which leads to growth. Learning can be the same. When we teach people the basics of how their brain learns – and that creativity, innovation, and growth...
It’s easier to eat out. It’s better to cook at home. It’s easier to play someone that you know you can beat. It’s better to play the person who might beat you. It’s easier to read the SparkNotes. It’s better to read the book. It’s easier to do it how it’s always been done. It’s better to challenge, stretch, and...
APPLE PODCASTSSPOTIFYSTITCHERGOOGLE PLAY Boosting Learning with Desirable Difficulties There’s a huge gap between what the science says about how we should study, practice, and learn vs how we actually do it. We met with learning experts and UCLA Psychologists Dr. Elizabeth Bjork and Dr. Robert Bjork to figure out how to close that gap. Their work shows that by incorporating...
I’m squatting, you’re spotting. The goal: 12 reps Reps 1-3: no prob Reps 4-7: not bad either, but I’m starting to feel it Rep 8: It gets hard and I start to struggle a bit You jump in and do the last 4 reps for me. I feel better, you feel helpful… but my reps have been robbed! Obviously this...
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