How To Make Wild Progress by Entering the Learning Zone

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How To Make Wild Progress by Entering the Learning Zone

“There is NO WAY I can do this.”

Those were my thoughts as I looked at the course load at the beginning of my 4th Spanish class in University. I knew the value of learning multiple languages, and I was determined to continue working on it until things finally stuck.

I had received exemplary marks up until that point – especially in my 3rd level Spanish class. My 3rd level class was a breeze. The professor was lenient, the assignments were easy, and I aced the course. So I had a lot of confidence going into that 4th level Spanish course.

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The Science Behind Guilt – And Why it is Never the Answer

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The Science Behind Guilt – And Why it is Never the Answer

The experiment could be called a form of torture. 

Psychologists Claire Adams and Mark Leary invited young women who were watching their weight into the laboratory and actually encouraged them to eat doughnuts and candy (for the good of science, of course).

Although their experiment seemed like torture, their intentions were good. The question on their minds: 

Will people indulge less if they do not feel guilty about it?

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Why History's Greatest Minds Accept Being Wrong

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Why History's Greatest Minds Accept Being Wrong

 

“A fool doth think himself wise. But a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” – William Shakespeare

In 1846, Vienna General Hospital had a crisis – 1 in 6 women who came into the hospital to give birth were dying of childbed fever.

Every day, women were developing the disease during child birth and dying at such a rapid rate that many were choosing to take the risk of giving birth at home rather than going to the hospital.  

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