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The Learning Engine 28 March 2026 Newsletter 042: A two-year journey started by a single question — “How does it help?” A good day to you! On Saturday, April 6th, 2024, I sat across from my friend Cedric Chin at a Starbucks in the Bukit Panjang MRT station in Singapore. I had been reading Cedric's work at Commoncog for a while (you should also read his work!) — he writes with unusual clarity about expertise, skill acquisition, and how people get better at demanding work. When I found out he...
The Learning Engine 10 March 2026 Newsletter 041: A Walk, a Problem, and a Clearer Direction A good day to you! On a recent morning walk, I finally named a problem I had been carrying for months – and with the naming came the clearest sense of direction I’ve had in a long time. Meetings were happening; interest in my ideas was real. The diagnosis I kept returning to was the same: My framing needed to be sharper, with the vision for The Learning Engine more compellingly described. Somewhere...
The Learning Engine 4 February 2026 Why Learning is the Ultimate Meta-Skill [Video] A good day to you! For the last couple of years I have used this newsletter to share long-form essays regarding how we process information and build capability. These explorations have been a joy to share with you – I hope the essays have been interesting and useful. Recently, my focus has shifted toward the engine that drives every other part of our lives. Most professionals possess systems for finances,...