Who hasn’t heard, kids learn faster, they remember better, and only the young can master things? Before you wish you were a kid again, realize that these are not full truths. Yes, there are some skills that are best learned when you are young, most notably a foreign or native language. And to achieve the muscle memory to become a professional athlete you’d better start young. Otherwise, don’t sweat it.
Read moreI have many memories of my mother sitting on her red kitchen stool talking on the phone, cutting up vegetables or washing the dishes. She loved that stool — it swiveled, had a padded seat and a sturdy back. Late last year the stool finally wore out and she was using a plain wooden stool instead. I jumped at the chance to buy her a new one; it would be the perfect gift!
Read moreWhat’s easier than counting to three? Not counting at all! Our brains are able to see three objects as one. The moment you add a fourth or fifth element you trigger a second mode of thinking which consumes more energy, literally.
Read moreThe results are in, and 2014 has shown improvement across the board in regards to base salaries, raises, and bonuses for respondents to Global Knowledge’s yearly IT Skills & Salary Survey. The survey, one of the industry’s largest of its kind, was conducted in the fall of 2013. Results were published in the Global Knowledge 2014 IT Skills & Salary Report and included input from more than 12,000 North American respondents in both IT and business fields.
Read moreAs an instructor in classrooms and online classrooms for well over a decade, I’ve accumulated some tips to help you make the most of your online training. In fact, I have 10 of them, and just for fun, I’ll count them down Letterman-style.
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