Tag archives for learning

  1. Rubikloud Retrospective

    Note to Reader: Rubikloud Technologies Inc. was acquired by Kinaxis Inc. in July 2020 for $60M USD. I was part of the founding team being there (almost) from the beginning where I led all our AI efforts as the Chief Data Scientist. This post is an adaption of a retrospective memo I sent out before…

  2. Book Impressions — 2019-Q4

    Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom A re-read of this classic book that my friend gave me a while ago. I was looking for something lighter to read on my bookshelf (which is made up of a mix of many non-fiction books that I have and haven’t read but very few fictions books), and I…

  3. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    Learning is one of those funny things that we never learn how to do — we just do it.  As children, we somehow learn to read, do math, and play sports all without thinking too much about how to learn or what it feels like to learn.  Learning is just a natural thing when you’re…

  4. On Being Lost and Learning

    They say technology is making us smarter.  I disagree.  If you’ve ever seen some idiot slowly driving into a lamppost because their eyes were glued to the GPS, you know what I am talking about.  But it’s not because of the minor accident that they’re stupid, it’s because they’re not getting lost.  Let me explain.…

  5. How I’m re-learning Chinese

    I read an article the other day about an interesting fellow who learned to speak four languages in a very short amount of time.  He had these four broad steps: Stage 1: Learn the correct pronunciation of the language. Stage 2: Vocabulary and grammar acquisition, no English allowed. Stage 3: Listening, writing and reading work.…