Key Concepts:

  • Highlighting and rereading create the illusion of learning.
  • Read for understanding instead of memorization.
  • Use the Feynman process to absorb complex ideas.
    1. Select a concept.
    2. Explain it as if teaching a child.
    3. Identify gaps in your understanding.
    4. Refine and revise.
  • Apply the Feynman process to self-learning, technical skills, and business reading.
  • Start using what you have read to solve problems.

 

Most Dependable Cars

Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-reliable-car-brands-in-2026/

You might be wondering why I would include a post on most reliable car brands on my site which is primarily focused on learning. I have been owned some form of a Toyota vehicle since the late 80″s. While this does lead a boring ride, the benefit is that I have never had my vehicle break down on the way to a workshop or other instructional event. In addition, the time and money saved on a reliable but boring Toyota has allowed me to do so much more. A few months back I purchased my latest slightly used Toyota Matrix and while I was driving home I was lamenting how boring and ordinary the car was.

Sometimes boring and reliable is good a good life lesson to learn. That doesn’t mean it diminishes the desire for a car more exciting like a Porsche. Especially when my son has purchased his latest Porsche project which you can watch on Instragram – https://www.instagram.com/mostlyimpressive/

‘Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” John Locke from Of The Conduct Of The Understanding