The most important thing a student can do is find and learn from great teachers. A great teacher is like finding a shortcut. They can tell you what to read, they can help you work through the most difficult areas of a subject and make it seem easy.
The second most important, and makes a person a truly great student is
Read MoreThe most important thing you can do as a teacher, is to inspire your students to want to learn for themselves.
This is not as simple as it sounds. The most effective way to do that varies dramatically from student to student. Something that would inspire one student would be enough to make another completely give up.
Read MoreBlogging every day has been easier and more worthwhile than I thought it would be.
Read MoreA good pedigree can have a lot of value.
Who are your parents, who were your teachers, where did you go to school? People might want your work because of this, but what if you can’t do anything to change it?
Read MoreThe feeling that you get by putting your work out there and getting a positive response, especially on social media, is a perfect example of the idea of the hedonic treadmill. According to this idea, you will adapt to whatever level of wealth, status, and positive (or even negative) changes to your life.
Read MoreWhen creating photographs, you begin with the ability to create something photo-realistic with virtually no effort. This reveals an aspect of an underlying challenge in art work and in how we see reality.
Read MoreI’m almost a month into my 100 day blogging challenge, and I have wondered a few times if I would be able to post every day.
Read MoreFor anyone trying to learn something new and challenging, it’s going to take a lot of time. Often as an adult, the more you learn, the less expert you feel. As you are exposed to the work higher and higher level experts in a field, it will doubtless seem that you are never going to make it to that level. And you could be right.
Read MoreAlternative title: Specialization
Read MoreMy sister Neely told me I should post this cartoon character I drew and ask for suggestions for a caption, so here goes. I will put it on my secret unofficial Instagram account as well. I will send a small prize to the person who comes up with the best caption.
Read MoreI recently accepted a commission to do a floral illustration. The image alongside this post is a sketch I made while working on the commission. Although plants have been my main subject matter for my photographic work and I enjoy doing the occasional illustration project. It’s not really in my main area of expertise. But for me it’s a great opportunity to get outside of my comfort zone. And besides, it all adds up.
Read MoreThe timer gives a deadline. It lets you know that now is the time to start. It lets you know how much time you have left. It gives you a chance to stop and evaluate the completeness or incompleteness of your work. Like practicing music with a metronome, it helps provide a rhythm.
Read MoreOn Thursday night in London, I watched mudlarks with flashlights looking through the debris on foreshore of the Thames. A “mudlark” is someone who looks for treasures, or anything of value on the banks of the river. You have to have a permit these days, and it is more of an archaeological hobby than a career, but for centuries people made a modest living from scavenging the Thames.
Read MoreIn rowing, the stroke can be divided into two phases: The drive, when the oar is in the water, and the recovery, when the oar is in the air.
Read MoreThere are no rules of what a blog post can be. Having written my first 16 blog posts in a certain style I have created some perceived rules for myself. It’s time to break them.
Read MoreTomorrow I am going to London for a conference. Often when I am in London, I am meeting up with someone who is visiting from overseas. For them, it is an adventure. London is so filled with history, different neighborhoods and cultures. Even for locals, there is always something new.
Read MoreForming one new good habit is hard enough, but what if you are trying to start several new habits at once? Since I am already putting in the effort and developing this habit of blogging, I have decided to use this 100 day blogging challenge to help me achieve some other goals.
Read MoreLast night was the Super Bowl, and Chief’s QB Patrick Mahomes was awarded the MVP award, having been judged to be the most valuable player. This post is not about the MVP, it is about the MVI, the minimum valuable input.
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