Dale Carnegie for Social Media

Posted on September 22, 2010 by danspira

Nice take on Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, as it applies to social media: http://risk20.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/a-modern-take-on-carnegies-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people/ In the absence of body language and facial expression, effective communication and relationship management in a text-only medium has its own nuances, BEYOND THE WELL-KNOWN RULE ABOUT NOT SHOUTING THROUGH ALL CAPS.  For example, humor and [...]

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Desirable Difficulties: A Discussion

Posted on September 16, 2010 by danspira

What does the term “desirable difficulty” mean to you?  How and when is a difficulty desirable?  Before you read any further, try to answer the preceding questions… and if you’re not blog-comment-shy, please share your answer in the comments section below.   You’ll get more out of this post if you try answering the question yourself first. [...]

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How To Learn Better: Space Out and Get Tested, Early and Often

Posted on September 6, 2010 by danspira

Happy Labo(u)r Day!   As millions of students in North America get ready to put away their whites, swimsuits, cut-offs or whatever else the kids are wearing these days, the New York Times hits the Back-to-School ground running with a nice Learning-about-Learning-themed article by Benedict Carey:   Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits  (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all)  (HT DRZ)  This is one of those ”latest [...]

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