Orange is the Color of Adventure Daniel McInerny

Don’t just put in the hours studying. The real key to peak performance as a student lies in the idea of “deliberate practice.”

Don’t let anyone turn your attention into a commodity. The adventure before you is to take your attention back so that you can learn how to do “deep work,” work that, as Cal Newport puts it, “creates new value, improves your skill, and is hard to replicate.”

“What fires together, wires together.” In which I go a bit deeper into the neuroplasticity behind having a Growth Mindset.

"Neuroplasticity: Our Brain is Like a Muscle" (thelearnerlab.com)

London Cabbies and "The Knowledge" (bbc.com)

Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset

As a student, are you threatened by challenges? Do you look at quizzes, tests, and papers as judgments upon the metaphysical core of your identity? Are you constantly stressed about grades? If so, then you need a new mindset, a Growth Mindset. Come along and discover just what that means.

Come along on an adventure to find out what it means to be a lifelong learner in the Catholic liberal arts tradition, with your host, Dr. Daniel McInerny.