I was on the point of asking him if he knew me, when he tried to stretch out his arm, and said to me, distinctly, with a pleasant smile: 'Barkis is willin'!' And, it being low water, he went out with the tide.
“The more confident a learner is of their wrong answer, the better the information sticks when they subsequently learn the right answer. Tolerating big mistakes can create the best learning opportunities.*”
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
“When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.”
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“elite performers have something in common: They’re really good at taking breaks”
― When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
― When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
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