Category: On Learning

On Learning, Work & Career

209/365 Only a culture that allows making mistakes will improve

Daniel Kahneman, in the introduction to his book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow” says why we should be concerned of Gossip. “Because it is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable, to identify and label the mistake of others than to recognize one’s own” Gossip is dark inside but extremely illuminating outside and with excellent story tellers, it can be very entertaining. Easy and engaging, … Continue reading 209/365 Only a culture that allows making mistakes will improve

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On Learning

EP 216 (153/365) Starting to Understand History

I have often wondered if the real intention of learning history was met in my case… Well what is the real intention..? I have learned history as a subject throughout my school…. I did not hate it in anyway.. but the way it was taught and what was expected of us was to write exams and get marks… so even if I did not hate … Continue reading EP 216 (153/365) Starting to Understand History

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On Learning, Writing Project

115/365 Learning and Unlearning

When I was a student I never knew about the word ‘unlearning‘. Even the other day when I posted about unlearning, someone asked if that was a real word. We live in a time when unlearning has become so important than even learning. And why is that? The world we live in is said to be a VUCA World.. Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. What … Continue reading 115/365 Learning and Unlearning

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Learning, On Learning

98/365 An Active Learning Community

Active Learning is a process I define as a very engaging intentional focussed form of learning which then would manifest in such a way that every act of consumption will result in some form of learning. In my opinion this becomes ever more important in current times when mindless content consumption can drain us all the beauty of life and that content fatigue becomes a … Continue reading 98/365 An Active Learning Community

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Education, On Learning, Personal, Writing Project

85/365 Learning ABC from our Kids

When we consume content do we even bother if it is relevant, valid, true, factual, current. We are bombarded with so much content and information that it needs double the time to figure out if it is something we can rely on Looks like the topics I have for my blog and podcast are coming from my son now. Today driving him to school I … Continue reading 85/365 Learning ABC from our Kids

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Events, On Learning, Opinions, Writing Project

74/365 Happy Teacher’s Day – From Teachers to Facilitators of Learning

Is that a long journey…? in 2020 just before the pandemic broke I was at a teacher’s training institute in my home town in Kozhikode, talking to new teachers who were leaving the college that year…. and this was one of the question I had in mind. The Journey to being a teacher is what they had just completed… Now they need to travel to … Continue reading 74/365 Happy Teacher’s Day – From Teachers to Facilitators of Learning

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On Learning, Opinions, Writing Project

61/365 Becoming a Learning Machine

I am sure you would have heard this term ‘Learning machine’ to talk about oneself or others. The first time I heard something similar to this was probably in the movie First Blood where they refer to Rambo as a ‘Killing Machine’. We have come a long way from aspiring to be a ‘Killing Machine’ to being a ‘Learning Machine’ Continuous Learning is at the … Continue reading 61/365 Becoming a Learning Machine

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