‘It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will…

Terry Elliott What is the invisible asymptote for learning in whatever ecosystem you work within? According to the author when he worked at Amazon it was ‘shipping’. What single, overarching obstacle do our students focus upon? Grades. Alternative asymptotes needed.

I am unfamiliar with speed reading techniques, so I cannot evaluate them. The best way to read quickly is to read lots. And lots. And to have started a long time ago. Then maybe you know what is coming in the current book. Reading quickly is often…

Terry Elliott Here is Cowen’s advice: Read lots of books. Abandon lots of books. Haunt public libraries. Be interested/compulsive about books. Make time for more reading.

McKinsey researchers analyzed the skill requirements for individual work activities in more than 800 occupations to examine the number of hours that the workforce spends on 25 core skills today. They then estimated the extent to which these skill…

Terry Elliott Once again corporations privatize the profits and socialize the costs. Why should training fall on the folk especially in this age of wage theft? It shouldn’t.

For the millions of adults who grew up watching him on public television, Fred Rogers represents the most important human values: respect, compassion, kindness, integrity, humility. On Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the show that he created 50 years…

Terry Elliott I might revise this headline as ‘Writing with Empathy Always Top Most’. I am so glad some folks distilled this wisdom from my hero, Fred Rogers.