Kennedy-Spaien, Dot Com

I am constantly driving. so to make use of my time, I spend a lot of time listening to audiobooks. I happened to pick up a copy of Know Can Do from my local Talking Book World (I rent from them all the time - check ‘em out if you go through Salem, NH) and found it reasonably useful.

The main theme of this productivity tool is putting to use what you have learned, why we often don’t, and how to overcome these tendencies. The authors correctly point out that we tend to enjoy learning a lot more than doing, so aim to teach the best way to overcome that resistance.

The major themes are:

• Repetition - By covering a subject up to six times you will not only learn and “own” a skill or approach, you will also overcome resistance to implementing it.
• Non-critical mindset - Not that you study materials without using judgement, but rather that you approach them from the perspective of looking for what is useful within them, rather than poking holes in it as you are trying to assimilate it. Use of this will reduce the number of repetitions needed to master the material.
• Sharing - By sharing what you have learned, you complete your mastery of the material.

It isn’t anything groundbreaking, but is useful as an entry point or refresher; it is blessedly brief, coming in at a mere 2 CDs.

Link: Know Can Do [Amazon.com]

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