The Happy Jōb Records

053 Punching at wood and other skills


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Once you’re done with your schoolin’, everything changes when it’s time to learn something new. Russ tries to take Terry to task about learning via methods other than osmosis, and about getting down to brass tacks rather than “high level” and “conceptual” learning. It remains unclear where new skills are actually acquired. Sorry.

0m 50s How a grownup learns stuff (for example MIDI).

3m 15s Beating up wooden boards with our hands.

6m 32s Questionable decisions on squeezing learning into a busy schedule.

12m 30s Succeeding and failing at trascendental meditation.

18m 18s Motivation for and with skillbuilding.

19m 50s Publicly failing to get fluent in Spanish. The standards for language leaning referenced in the episode and used by Duolingo are Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

28m 15s Questioning parents coaching on where to get skills.

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The Happy Jōb RecordsBy Russ Waddell & Terry Miller