Psychology Today

Want to Master New Skills? Practice Breaks Speed Up Learning

For decades, researchers have been investigating how the human brain consolidates procedural motor memories during sleep. Athletes, pianists, gamers, and anyone else who relies on procedural muscle ...
Forbes

Josh Kaufman: It Takes 20 Hours Not 10,000 Hours To Learn A Skill

I recently spoke to Josh Kaufman, who is the author of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business and the new book, The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything... Fast!. Josh specializes in teaching ...
Lifehacker

The Science of Practice: What Happens When You Learn a New Skill

May 29, 2013 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google When we learn a new skill, whether it’s programming in Ruby on Rails, providing customer support over the phone, ...
Harvard Business Review

Empathy Is a Non-Negotiable Leadership Skill. Here’s How to Practice It.

I recently developed a leadership communication seminar for a large global organization. Upon seeing that my draft program included a session on empathy, the CEO reacted, “Oh, God! We all know empathy ...