December 15, 2009 by Eric Nishio

Teach Something Instead of Giving Material Gifts for Christmas

No comments Lifestyle, Teaching

Christmas is the season of giving. Giving, however, doesn’t necessarily have to involve material gifts such as iPods, RC helicopters, high-definition TVs, PlayStation 3s, and chocolates. There are other, more long-lasting things that we can gift friends and relatives with. Instead of giving a physical object as a present, you can teach a skill. People [...]

November 20, 2009 by Eric Nishio

Teach to Learn: An Effective Way to Internalize Knowledge

No comments Learning Methods, Teaching

Teaching is an effective way to measure how much stuff you’ve internalized. And it is a good path to hop on when you want to learn something thoroughly. The technique is to get out of your head, and teach others what you have absorbed. Simply learn, teach, and internalize. It’s often very demanding to keep [...]