Month: September 2018

Tweet: Scientific principles of success by Prof. Barabási

Dealing with scientific principles of success,Prof.Barabási @barabasi presents a new way to understand how people excel in our society along with methods to turn results into success. His new book is coming out THE FORMULA: THE UNIVERSAL LAWS OF SUCCESS https://t.co/29TzvSeNDf— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 24, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe Laws of Success with Albert-László Barabási Playlist From … Continue reading Tweet: Scientific principles of success by Prof. Barabási

Tweet: Choking under pressure ?

Why we choke under pressure ? When under pressure we are concerned about performing at our best and often try and control aspects of what we are doing that should be left outside conscious control, triggering Paralysis By Analysis" #Ted @sianbeilock https://t.co/TguHUe2SCG— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 23, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js]When the pressure is on, why do we … Continue reading Tweet: Choking under pressure ?

Tweet: The purpose of math is more important than process and skill of solving math.

I always felt the same, the purpose of math is more important than process and skill of solving math. Even if am the best marathon runner Its better to learn to drive a car for daily commute. @conradwolfram Speaks @EdSurge https://t.co/CHOCTEKF9F— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 22, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsConrad Wolfram's critique of math curriculum include the following:Math … Continue reading Tweet: The purpose of math is more important than process and skill of solving math.

Tweet: Learning in sports and entrepreneurship

How the lack of immediate feedback effects entrepreneurial learning and what is it mean to be learning in entrepreneurship ?? What are the similarities and differences between pattern recognition in sports and entrepreneurship ? What about emergent patterns which are unknown ? How is the lack of immediate feedback affect entrepreneurial learning ? https://t.co/fnBdptfccn— Kiran … Continue reading Tweet: Learning in sports and entrepreneurship

Tweet: Is coursifying learning really helping or harming learning ?

Do we really need to coursify things which we may have natural inclination to learn, Killing the intrinsic M with something extrinsic.Or a certificate(signifier) will lead to Looking-glass self, Makes me think systematically like a philosopher or Social Scientist. https://t.co/vnmfOtAMuU— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 19, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsIn the discussion of education and its purpose there are … Continue reading Tweet: Is coursifying learning really helping or harming learning ?

Tweet : Luck, Networking, Success in life ?

I was always intrigued by the Chicken and egg problem in networking. Ie Networking can help you accomplish great things by connecting with people, But Accomplishing great things helps you develop a network. Whats your personal take ?https://t.co/UxN2j1f5BS— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 19, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Following are two perspectives to think about creating and cultivate … Continue reading Tweet : Luck, Networking, Success in life ?

Tweet: IQ test and Chess. Intelligence among chess players VS Intelligence in IQ test ? Local Or universal?

Chabris has @cfchabris a study showing the memory of chess players being local to the game.— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September 16, 2018Yes, in my PhD thesis I re-discovered and extended this; was first published by Adriaan de Groot (leading 20th c. Dutch psychologist and chess master), Herbert Simon, and William Chase; also Fernand Gobet … Continue reading Tweet: IQ test and Chess. Intelligence among chess players VS Intelligence in IQ test ? Local Or universal?

Tweet: How To Learn Better by Ulrich Bose

Must watch, How To Learn Better by Ulrich Bose https://t.co/vG1vfJ3YkY @ulrichboser— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 12, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsUlrich Boser is the founder of The Learning Agency Lab, and an expert on learning. He is the author of "Learn Better," which examines the new science of learning and was listed as Amazon's “best science book of the … Continue reading Tweet: How To Learn Better by Ulrich Bose

Tweet: Desirable difficulties and learning

“There are ways of learning that may feel less effective and lead to more errors during the learning process, but that lead to better performance in the long term.” https://t.co/hrQltQ67pg— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 11, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPllm-gtrMM Desirable difficulties are difficulties which challenge the comfort but ends up creating long term desirable effects(Learning). The concept of “desirable difficulties” was … Continue reading Tweet: Desirable difficulties and learning

Tweet: Language induced skills

I think rich language and rich language exposure can result in indirect cultivation of mental faculties which are prima facie alien to the intended use of language Some languages use more rich Spacio Navigation words and frequency; Rich communities use more abstract language, watch Tv shows, read fiction.— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 10, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Tweet: Dopamine, Reward and its anticipation by Robert Sapolsky

"Once reward contingencies are learned, dopamine is less about reward than about its anticipation. The pleasure is in the anticipation of reward, and the reward itself is nearly an afterthought (unless, of course, the reward fails to arrive,) "M. Sapolsky— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 10, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, … Continue reading Tweet: Dopamine, Reward and its anticipation by Robert Sapolsky

Tweet: What is Kardashian Network Effect ?

Kardashian Network Effect: Cross promotion platform built by multiple mutually reinforcing social media accounts that cross-promote each other, where users can primarily engage with the character they like, but are exposed to others over time.@andrewchenhttps://t.co/wfS6XoNaYY— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 7, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Kardashian Network Effect https://t.co/SfyIOn2ciV— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) September 6, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Network effect is … Continue reading Tweet: What is Kardashian Network Effect ?

Tweet: Sans Forgetica and Desirable Difficulty.

Sans Forgetica is a font that is designed to help you remember your study notes..Using Desirable Difficulty. Please comment on this @DrCrisCastrohttps://t.co/zJdlItmvvehttps://t.co/wI28NPYiWC— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) November 17, 2018https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsDesirable difficulties are difficulties which challenge the comfort but ends up creating long term desirable effects(Learning). The concept of “desirable difficulties” was developed by Robert Bjork of UCLA. In his research, he … Continue reading Tweet: Sans Forgetica and Desirable Difficulty.