Dr Tom Heaton
@striveseekfind.bsky.social
Doctor | Writer | Educator
Teaching the skills of learning and performance.
Newsletter at http://striveseekfind.substack.com
Website at www.striveseekfind.co.uk
Teaching the skills of learning and performance.
Newsletter at http://striveseekfind.substack.com
Website at www.striveseekfind.co.uk
Difficulty isn't a problem for our learning —it's something we should actively look for.
But we need to get the right amount.
In this week's newsletter, I look at the principle of Desirable Difficulty and its key role in all of our learning.
But we need to get the right amount.
In this week's newsletter, I look at the principle of Desirable Difficulty and its key role in all of our learning.
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Difficulty isn't a problem for our learning —it's something we should actively look for.
But we need to get the right amount.
In this week's newsletter, I look at the principle of Desirable Difficulty and its key role in all of our learning.
But we need to get the right amount.
In this week's newsletter, I look at the principle of Desirable Difficulty and its key role in all of our learning.
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October 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Understanding what "learning" actually is can hugely help us do it better.
Ultimately, it has 4 core components:
1. Developing KNOWLEDGE or SKILL
2. That is STABLE over time
3. Which is INTERNALISED
4. For FUTURE problem solving
Is your approach to learning including all these dimensions?
Ultimately, it has 4 core components:
1. Developing KNOWLEDGE or SKILL
2. That is STABLE over time
3. Which is INTERNALISED
4. For FUTURE problem solving
Is your approach to learning including all these dimensions?
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Understanding what "learning" actually is can hugely help us do it better.
Ultimately, it has 4 core components:
1. Developing KNOWLEDGE or SKILL
2. That is STABLE over time
3. Which is INTERNALISED
4. For FUTURE problem solving
Is your approach to learning including all these dimensions?
Ultimately, it has 4 core components:
1. Developing KNOWLEDGE or SKILL
2. That is STABLE over time
3. Which is INTERNALISED
4. For FUTURE problem solving
Is your approach to learning including all these dimensions?
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
August 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
August 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
August 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
August 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The "Iceberg Illusion" perfectly describes how we view success.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
We see the final, polished product - the tip of the iceberg - and mistake it for innate ability.
But we completely miss the colossal effort, failure, and circumstances hiding beneath the surface.
Talent is overhyped.
The relevant factors of success are much more modifiable.
Read more here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/striveseekfind/p/you-dont-need-talent-you-need-grit?r=2qxyw1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The relevant factors of success are much more modifiable.
Read more here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/striveseekfind/p/you-dont-need-talent-you-need-grit?r=2qxyw1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
August 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Talent is overhyped.
The relevant factors of success are much more modifiable.
Read more here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/striveseekfind/p/you-dont-need-talent-you-need-grit?r=2qxyw1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
The relevant factors of success are much more modifiable.
Read more here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/striveseekfind/p/you-dont-need-talent-you-need-grit?r=2qxyw1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
You can't coach for lasting change without understanding how the mind works.
Here, I break down the "mind's blueprint" and the mental models that are key for effective growth.
Many of them are not what we would expect.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/the-minds-...
Here, I break down the "mind's blueprint" and the mental models that are key for effective growth.
Many of them are not what we would expect.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/the-minds-...
August 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
You can't coach for lasting change without understanding how the mind works.
Here, I break down the "mind's blueprint" and the mental models that are key for effective growth.
Many of them are not what we would expect.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/the-minds-...
Here, I break down the "mind's blueprint" and the mental models that are key for effective growth.
Many of them are not what we would expect.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/the-minds-...
Ever heard of the Polgar sisters?
Their story is one of the most incredible experiments in human learning, and it will make you completely rethink the myth of "natural talent."
Their story is one of the most incredible experiments in human learning, and it will make you completely rethink the myth of "natural talent."
August 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ever heard of the Polgar sisters?
Their story is one of the most incredible experiments in human learning, and it will make you completely rethink the myth of "natural talent."
Their story is one of the most incredible experiments in human learning, and it will make you completely rethink the myth of "natural talent."
We all have the innate potential for excellence.
But few of us understand the path to achieve it.
Here are 7 key mental models to change that perspective.
But few of us understand the path to achieve it.
Here are 7 key mental models to change that perspective.
July 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We all have the innate potential for excellence.
But few of us understand the path to achieve it.
Here are 7 key mental models to change that perspective.
But few of us understand the path to achieve it.
Here are 7 key mental models to change that perspective.
My latest weekly roundup is now out.
This week I look at the misunderstood concept of karma and it's significance for us.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/weekly-rou...
This week I look at the misunderstood concept of karma and it's significance for us.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/weekly-rou...
June 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My latest weekly roundup is now out.
This week I look at the misunderstood concept of karma and it's significance for us.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/weekly-rou...
This week I look at the misunderstood concept of karma and it's significance for us.
Read it here: striveseekfind.substack.com/p/weekly-rou...
