Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Kevin O’Keefe asks How is the book on learning coming along? What’s been the most difficult part of putting it all together? And have you had any lightbulb moments or any nuggets that you could share that would get us excited about the content in the book whenever you are able to finish it? Thanks, Gary!I’m making progress. Right now, I’m gathering data and doing research. I have a lot of ideas, and now I need to put them into some coherent form.

The biggest thing getting in the way of the book is, not surprisingly, having to do the podcast every day. I’m getting close to the point where I’ll start writing, but it is going to be a very rough process. I imagine it will take several iterations to get it to a point where I can publish it. The research on learning is actually remarkable. What makes it remarkable is the strength of the consensus about how effectively a single person can learn and what works. There are also many things happening on the cutting edge right now, which is why the research can be difficult.

I’m excited to be working on this, and I have absolutely no clue what the business case is for the book or if there is any at all, but that really isn’t my concern at the moment.