I have recently been reading: “Domain-Driven Design, Tracking Complexity in the Heart of Software” by Eric Evans. An Excellent book. The basic principle is that a “Ubiquitous Language” should be a core design element which is shared between all participants and extended, or refactored as the understanding of the problem domain matures. This has echos [...]

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Back when I wrote the article on “Why can’t I learn Chinese in a computer game“, I posted it to a list of professional game developers to get their response. I guess it was naive of me, but I was thinking of “game” in terms of a role playing game, or perhaps an MMO. The [...]

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In Tai-chi practice there is this skill called “push hands“. Basically you and a partner remain in contact with each other while each player alternately pushes towards your partners center. The practice is to absorb the push and/or redirect the push in useful ways. Push hands is based on the sequence: listening, following, interrupting, and [...]

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I listened recently to an Adam Up Live podcast (#48) where Adam gave a summary of how to amplify the learning process by doing what he called “Total Immersion”. Adams podcast used research from NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and child development to enumerate a list of what was needed to encourage rapid learning. I was [...]

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I originally got interested in self hypnosis because I was having a weight problem this summer. I noticed that my weight was creeping up, and I knew that at a certain threshold my diabetes would kick in. (I know because it has happened to me before). So, on a whim I spent about $50 on [...]

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A famous NLP statement is: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got”. No matter how much you understand something intellectually by reading books or listening or viewing materials. Nothing will happen until you practice! Even if it is only 10 minutes a day, get in the habit [...]

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