In Y Tu Mamá También, as part of their manifesto, the Charolastras believe that ‘The Truth is cool, but unattainable’. But that doesn’t mean you can’t try to attain it. And it
Category: On learning
The Philosophy of: Tim Minchin (& Example) – A life of learning, teaching and helping is a complete one (and the life of a playful kid)The Philosophy of: Tim Minchin (& Example) – A life of learning, teaching and helping is a complete one (and the life of a playful kid)
Take a leaf out of Peter Pan’s manual… – From Example – 10 Million People Professional sportspeople have it nice. They get to live the life of a kid into
The Philosophy of: Lucy – Who you are, what you want to be… it’s all obstacles.The Philosophy of: Lucy – Who you are, what you want to be… it’s all obstacles.
All the (created) anxieties around life, like ‘You have to find your passion’, you have to be successful, you have to own a house as young as possible, you need to
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.4] – The formula: Humans making huge inroads in AI + AI can learn at a much faster rate than we can + We understand barely anything about the brain + AI doesn’t give a fuck about emotion or sympathy = Get ready for the most ironic and awkward thing in the history of the universe ever (& the Philosophy of: Funnybot)A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.4] – The formula: Humans making huge inroads in AI + AI can learn at a much faster rate than we can + We understand barely anything about the brain + AI doesn’t give a fuck about emotion or sympathy = Get ready for the most ironic and awkward thing in the history of the universe ever (& the Philosophy of: Funnybot)
As humans we’ve pretty much run our course. We’ve been going thousands of years to make advances in weapons, agriculture, engineering, all to build up to getting amazing as shit
Was Socrates taking the piss? [pt.2] – Does saying ‘There’s only one thing I know – that I know nothing’ actually mean you’re saying you know TWO things?Was Socrates taking the piss? [pt.2] – Does saying ‘There’s only one thing I know – that I know nothing’ actually mean you’re saying you know TWO things?
This is something my girlfriend suggested to me after yesterday’s post on the better way to approach knowledge and whether Socrates was taking the piss. If Socrates said ‘There’s only
Simultaneous experiment #3 – Listening to what people saySimultaneous experiment #3 – Listening to what people say
While someone’s telling you something.. do you ever already start putting together your response, or thinking about what you’re going to say back, while they’re saying it? As they’re making a
Fuck passion. Give a shit, but don’t be passionate.Fuck passion. Give a shit, but don’t be passionate.
When you’re passionate about something, you become blind to any evidence or opinions against it. It’s easy to start thinking yours is the only way. There’s a difference between giving
Being a teacher’s not about giving a fuck about teaching, it’s about giving a fuck about learning (and this is one who did) [+ the genius of Idiocracy]Being a teacher’s not about giving a fuck about teaching, it’s about giving a fuck about learning (and this is one who did) [+ the genius of Idiocracy]
I’ve talked before about a past teacher of mine who gave heaps of fucks about learning. This is another one: Dr. Howard Good. Professor Good’s another one of my top 5
NO, ACTUALLY… yo no sé nada en inglés, sé menos que nada en español y ESCUCHO NADA en ambos idiomaNO, ACTUALLY… yo no sé nada en inglés, sé menos que nada en español y ESCUCHO NADA en ambos idioma
Take #3. Yesterday, homeboy Esteban from Colombia ripped apart and patched back up my first-ever attempt at writing Spanish. And I did pay attention, but I still went ahead and
ACTUALLY… yo no sé de nada en inglés y sé MENOS QUE NADA en españolACTUALLY… yo no sé de nada en inglés y sé MENOS QUE NADA en español
Today, one of my Spanish-speaking students tore apart my first ever attempt at writing in Spanish yesterday. Thanks to homeboy Esteban from Colombia, this is the much-improved and non-demented version
Yo no se de nada en inglés y no se de nada en españolYo no se de nada en inglés y no se de nada en español
Está mi prima tiempo escrito en español, después 9 diás aprendi de esta lingua (más or menás). Es muí importante pregunta ti siempre ¿Por qué lo haces? Y ¿Por qué yo lo
There are no fatal mistakes, just lessons and opportunitiesThere are no fatal mistakes, just lessons and opportunities
There’s no such thing as a fatal mistake. Any thing you’ve fucked up is just a lesson and a chance to do it better next time. And if the ‘mistake’