The Paradox of Learning (example of Time Management)
By Rajesh Setty on Fri 21 Mar 2008, 7:08 AM – 2 Comments
Yesterday I had dinner with three very smart people. One of them is Hanley Brite. During our talk, the topic moved to learning and Hanley explained a learning paradox taking the example of time management.
Hanley said:
The paradox of learning is beautifully explained in the context of time management. The people who attend a time management course are exactly those people who “find” the time to attend the time management course and hence may not really need that course. And, on the other hand, people who don’t attend a time management course can’t find the time to attend one and may be those are the ones that really need the time management course
Of course, this learning paradox exists beyond the time management domain.
Think about it – What is that you something that you need to get good at TODAY but you really don’t have the TIME to get good at it?
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Note: For my latest riff on time management, please take a look at my ChangeThis manifesto
Making the Most of Your Time: Going Beyond To-Do Lists
- The Paradox of Experience
- CIOUpdate column – “Time Management for IT professionals”
- Startup Founder Paradox – Will you have enough time to morph?
- Learning from success or learning from failure?
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Thought Garage » Notable Thoughts : Monday Edition on March 31st, 2008
[…] The Paradox of Learning (example of Time Management) The paradox of learning is beautifully explained in the context of time management. The people who attend a time management course are exactly those people who “find” the time to attend the time management course and hence may not really need that course. And, on the other hand, people who don’t attend a time management course can’t find the time to attend one and may be those are the ones that really need the time management course […]
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Kare Anderson on March 23rd, 2008
Leave it to bright Hanley to provide this nugget.
A companion precept is that whatever someone most emphatically touts as a talent is often the exact lesson she/he most needs to learn in this lifetime.
Years ago a playwright I know was approached by a producer who emphasized that what he would most need for his first play was someone who had high professional standards and an ability to attract underwriting from people who would not interfere with the actual staging of the play. What the playwright was to learn, soon after he agreed to work with this producer, was that his two greatest failings were those two qualities.