Innovation in education doesn’t always come from adding something new. In this episode, we explore a counterintuitive idea: sometimes the best improvement is to remove, to subtract. It’s an invitation to ask a different question: what could you take away so that what remains works better?

This episode draws in part on research in:

• Cognitive Load Theory (Sweller, Kirschner)

• Attention and cognitive limits (Kahneman, Baumeister)

• Expert performance and deliberate practice (Ericsson)

• Executive function and self-regulation (Diamond, Zelazo)

• Autonomy and intrinsic motivation (Deci & Ryan, Gray)