Learning

Without mistakes, how do we learn? A baby has no self-consciousness in moving from crawling to walking. Why do we find learning so painful as we become full-fledged adults?

My new work buddy is ChatGPT. To me, she identifies as female, although she didn’t actually tell me that. Since she doesn’t have preferred pronouns you can choose to assign whatever gender identity you like, or not.

I’ve always appreciated the four stages of learning (as outlined below), which offer a powerful guide to move our learning outcomes from freak-out to flow.

Having recently celebrated my eighty-fifth birthday, I hold my intention to live in exploration. According to the dictionary, exploration means “to investigate another country.”

Young people are smarter, more creative, and more successful as entrepreneurs, right?

I had the great honor of working with a group of whip-smart Millennials during the last decade. One of the key things that was extraordinary about this team is that they could learn anything fast – any topic, any industry – in about 12 weeks.

Surfing in Baja is a highly encouraged MEA rite of passage. You get up, you fall down. You get up, you fall down. You get up, you fall down. The metaphor is profound. Midlife and beyond, modern elders are learning to crawl again as we strive to stand on our boards.

Every industry devoted to personal growth defines January as “New Year, New You.” I understand the sentiment. It’s the time of year when we try to pay off our New Year’s resolutions. It’s also a natural time for ritual, given the new year.

"50% of the 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. will be bankrupt in 10 to 15 years." - Clayton Christensen (2013)

The man ascended a steep mountain, his long white beard flying in the wind. As he arrived at the top, he paused, took a flute from his sash, and started playing. The melody bounced off the surrounding hills, filled the valley below and made the tree branches dance.