How to 10x Your Learning Skills

We can move to a system of inspiration by inverting the learning process. Instead of starting with the building blocks and moving towards curiosity, students should be guided by curiosity and then move toward the building blocks. 

The benefits of memorization will become self-evident, and the motivation to learn can become intrinsic. However, the sad truth is that this way of learning is not scalable for an in-person curriculum where students must do the same thing at the same time.

Schools should embrace entertainment because it lets you scale inspiration. 

Entertainment is not amusement. Entertainment means engaging a person's attention in a way that makes the time pass pleasantly. The ancient Greeks knew this intuitively and wrapped their most important ideas in narratives instead of just giving dry facts.

For example, plays like The Iliad and The Odyssey weren't just a form of entertainment. They provided cultural instruction too. 

In our modern world, the masters of storytelling come from Hollywood and YouTube. These creators use many of the same tools the Greeks discovered. 

But now it costs nearly nothing to spread great entertainment and education to the world.

Favourite teachers usually care about their subjects and speak with excitement and enthusiasm.

Physicist Richard Feynman was known for making physics come alive for many people. Watching his lectures inspires one to study physics. From Feynman, we've learned that education starts with inspiration.