Ian Gibbs
The Learnability Man

In Tip 9 we looked at not worrying about making mistakes. In Tip 10 we looked at learning from the mistakes we do make. But in this Bonus...

Having said in the previous blog that making mistakes is good, I think we both know that if you keep making a pig’s ear out of your...

Making a mistake is a bad thing, isn’t it? Yes... and no. It depends. If you’re a brain surgeon or a Jumbo Jet pilot or a nuclear...

Have you ever been scuba diving? There’s lots of fascinating stuff at the bottom of the sea but it’s not easy to get to. You have to do a...

Have you ever had to go to the swimming pool on a blustery winter’s day? You probably didn’t feel like going swimming at all. Outside, it...

In 2003 most of Europe suffered a drought. The temperatures were blisteringly high and the rainfall was pitifully low. The following year...

If you pick up a soaking-wet towel, the water drains off it quickly. But then after a while, the draining water slows to a steady drip,...

If you’ve ever been to a concert, I bet the songs you enjoyed the most were the songs you already knew. In fact, I also bet you even made...

If you’re interested in chemistry or geography or English literature, then good for you. Enjoying the subject you have to learn is a big...

Back in the dark ages, your teacher would have been the only source of knowledge you had. If you were lucky, there might have been a...

Washing machines are great, aren’t they? You choose the temperature, duration and spin-speed and, all being well, that’s what your...

I used to have a classmate who could have won the Olympics at inventing excuses. Every single problem he had was somebody else’s fault....