The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results By Gary Keller with Jay Papasan Want to be great at something? Or maybe just pretty darn good? Let’s consider that the “something” could be your profession, your role in your family, or even your whole life. “Anyone who dreams of an uncommon life eventually discovers there is… Continue Reading
By Calhoun Wick, Roy Pollock, and Andrew Jefferson With a strong focus on how learning assists an organization, this book gives beginning-to-end support for using learning-training-development initiatives to achieve strong business results. There are no isolated training events here. All six of the disciplines are pointed toward ensuring that what people learn will: Be essential… Continue Reading
By Piers Steel If we had a coin with motivation on one side, we’d find procrastination on the other. Almost everyone procrastinates. People who don’t procrastinate are so few as to be, well, odd. But some of us do it more than others. And, we can learn to do it less. It costs us: personally,… Continue Reading
By Adam Alter We may think that we make our own decisions and think our own thoughts. However, we are strongly influenced by cues in our environment, often without realizing it. Drunk Tank Pink explores interesting associations between “hidden forces” and behavior, including: colors, names, locations, the weather, and the presence of other people. Here… Continue Reading
By Prochaska, Norcross, and DiClemente After decades of clinical research, Prochaska, Norcross & DiClemente discovered a consistent process that successful “self-changers” use to overcome bad habits. One way they were able to identify this process was by studying people who quit smoking on their own. The six-stage program works for a wide range of behaviors,… Continue Reading
By Steven Pressfield For the 95% of us who (at least sometimes) procrastinate, what Steven Pressfield calls the “Resistance” often gets in the way. Whatever form your creativity takes, this book describes the insidious way that Resistance causes mischief, and it provides helpful suggestions for moving forward. Here are just a few suggestions from The… Continue Reading
By Richard E. Mayer For this short book (134 pages), Dr. Richard Mayer reviewed and synthesized research findings for the best evidence about learning. He organized the book into three areas: learning, instruction, and assessment. He starts with the most basic explanations, like “What is learning?” and “Why is it important to apply the science… Continue Reading
49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College If you teach or train children or adults, you can find techniques in this book that are well worth everyone’s time. They come from David Lemov’s careful observation of the intersection of two things: Uncommonly high achievement data from unlikely schools Extraordinary teachers who get… Continue Reading
Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick Jeremy Dean wrote this book after looking into the question, “How long does it take to form a new habit?” The common wisdom says that habit-forming takes 21 days, but it turns out that this is rarely enough (despite many published… Continue Reading
Although not for the faint of heart, this book provides a thorough overview and a fairly deep dive into the instructional design process, from analysis to evaluation. It’s a great textbook for a graduate students, and it’s a good reference for instructional designers in K-12 or corporate settings at any stage in their careers. Smith &… Continue Reading
