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Shooting hoops, or how to use simple routines to get back to awesome

shooting hoopsToday’s post is about the power of simple routines. It’s topical: everyone around me seems to be trying out the simple moves again, hoping to get back to learning new great things after their winter hibernation. It’s personal, too – since I’m planning to get back to blogging and writing, and a simple idea is what I’m starting with! So how can something easy help you learn the most complicated stuff?

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Two new tools and why I like them so much

Spend a week with me and you’ll know this for sure: I like my resources and my gadgets. This has changed in the past years. But I still sometimes get excited when a new tool comes along. I tend to blog about it then. This is one of those times! For learners, doers and for those who need a bit extra coaching for their habits – this duo could work really well.

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Made, Not Born: the Anatomy of Talent

Asaki Osato - 2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival 

A few days ago I took apart some of the thinking behind excuse making. Later, as I was thinking about my pet peeve – the “no talent for learning languages” excuse – I asked myself: what leads to “a gift of learning languages?”

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Context, correction and custard tarts: What you can’t do with mobile learning

It started with a picture of a cake, and ended with reflections on mobile learning. Read on to find how I got here.