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← People learn best when the problem in front of them is just past the edge of what they can already do.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 20 Apr 1995 to 8 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under language learning language learning Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People learn best when the problem in front of them is just past the edge of what they can already do. People learn best when the problem infront of them is just past the edge ofwhat they can already do. Last stated 12 months ago 3 Nov 2025 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2025-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are very good at solving problems but tend to solve the wrong ones — tap to centre the map on it People are very good at solvingproblems but tend to solve the wrongones Last stated 2 years ago 28 Oct 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it People persist with the method theyenjoy rather than the one that issupposed to be best, and that iswhat decides the outcome. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even the smartest people seem to have to learn taste in problems from experience. — tap to centre the map on it Even the smartest people seem tohave to learn taste in problems fromexperience. Last stated 3 weeks ago 5 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not clear what you can learn from your mistakes; you learn by moving forward and doing new things. — tap to centre the map on it It is not clear what you can learnfrom your mistakes; you learn bymoving forward and doing new things. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: When someone has a problem, you should solve the problem first and deal with everything else later. — tap to centre the map on it When someone has a problem, youshould solve the problem first anddeal with everything else later. Last stated 2 weeks ago 8 Oct 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Breaking through a skill plateau requires unlearning beliefs and conventions that are wrong or narrower than assumed. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking through a skill plateaurequires unlearning beliefs andconventions that are wrong ornarrower than assumed. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The person receiving advice usually knows more about their own situation than the person giving it does. — tap to centre the map on it The person receiving advice usuallyknows more about their own situationthan the person giving it does. Last stated a year ago 26 May 2025 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right. — tap to centre the map on it The problem with most people is notwhat they are doing wrong, but whatthey are not doing right. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Aug 2024 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: In education the most important thing is a person who incites and feeds a child’s curiosity, which machines cannot do the way people can. — tap to centre the map on it In education the most importantthing is a person who incites andfeeds a child’s curiosity, whichmachines cannot do the way peoplecan. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know. — tap to centre the map on it The future will be defined by peoplewho learn, not people who know. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water — tap to centre the map on it The more one learns, the more freelywisdom flows, as digging deeper insand reaches water TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Conversation with native speakers teaches a language far better than a classroom. — tap to centre the map on it Conversation with native speakersteaches a language far better than aclassroom. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Sept 2021 DP David Perell — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing conjugation tables, word lists and the names of the tenses has nothing to do with being able to use a language. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing conjugation tables, wordlists and the names of the tenseshas nothing to do with being able touse a language. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Aug 2021 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning a language happens through exposure to language you can mostly understand; classroom drills feel productive and build nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a language happens throughexposure to language you can mostlyunderstand; classroom drills feelproductive and build nothing. Last stated 6 months ago 13 Apr 2026 SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People learn best when the problem in front of them is just past the edge of what they can already do. Last stated 3 Nov 2025 · 12 months ago Holds Raph Koster Read this korrent →