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How to become smarter and more effective

Tad Waddington, Ph.D. is the author of Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, a book that has won five prestigious awards. See full bio

January 12, 2009

How David Beats Goliath in Problem-solving

Here's the problem: Your circle of competence is small, but the demands of the world are great. How do you make your circle of competence speak to the problem? Read More

January 11, 2009

Defined: Information. It's not the thing you think it is.

What can Annie Oakley, my waistline, and Columbus tell us about Information, Plato, and how there being no there, there may not be such a bad thing after all? Read More

January 9, 2009

On the Hermeneutics of Evidence

It is increasingly possible to create new knowledge without conducting new research. Indeed, it is increasingly important that we do so, because we currently do not pull nearly enough meaning out of the primary research we do conduct. Read More

December 13, 2008

The Avatar's Advantage

The avatar's advantage is the process that allows us to create something out of nothing, that gave the West a boost through the ages, that explains the relationship between passion and action, and that shows you how to pick yourself up by your bootstraps. Read More

December 6, 2008

Complexity in Action

In a world as complex as ours, to get what you want and avoid getting what you don't want requires sophistication of action. Dorner's experiments show us how to act with sophistication. Read More

November 27, 2008

On the Existence of Santa Claus

Proof of the existence of Santa Read More

November 25, 2008

On the hand-crafting of genius

How to become a genius Read More

November 23, 2008

Conception Leads Perception

Why seeing has less to do with your eyes than you'd think Read More

November 20, 2008

Become Smarter: Mix it up

There are loads of tricks you can use to become smarter and more effective.

Here's one that helps with study, work, and procrastination. Read More

November 19, 2008

Become Smarter: Recognition Is Stronger Than Recall

There are loads of tricks you can use to become smarter and more effective.

Here is a quirk of memory that will help you when you can't recall something. Read More

Books by Tad Waddington, Ph.D.

Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work

Return on Learning: Training for High Performance at Accenture

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