(2020-04-11) Andy Matuschak Designing Education David Perell

Andy Matuschak and David Perell podcast: Designing Education. He’s focused on Tools for Thought — which is a fancy way of saying that he works on technologies that expand what people can think and do. Before working as a researcher, he helped build iOS at Apple, focusing on foundations like multitouch, animation, and inter-app coordination.

Both funded by Tyler Cowen's Emergent Ventures.

Write of Passage: aiming target 70% completion

• (defined as "show up for last class", not output-generation)
• pacing, catch-up process
• cluster with mentor who nudges
• community/friendships

Andy started Khan Academy's RAndD group

• open-ended questions, SenseMaking together
• Active Learning
• risk of people being dissatisfied, even though learning more
• they expect to be passive recipients
• mis-trained by Schooling
• SenseMaking doesn't start from 0
• coaching to refine direction, structure, process

D: CrossFit as analogy

D: POP framework for essay writing: Personal, Observational, Playful

• A: that reminds me of ethos/pathos/logos

A: consumes content only after finishing daily 3hr writing session. It's so hard to hear yourself think.

A: David's Note Taking process is good for goal of producing short/medium Observational essays. (Content Marketing?)

A: my goal is to solve problems. Such as, most knowledge workers don't have good practice to produce knowledge. No deliberate practice, no real understanding of what they read.

D: 1st cohort of WoP they tried to have everyone write a long essay (10k words) it was a disaster. Few could do it.

D: classic New Yorker essay is the epitome of writing.

A: writing in blood and fire

Alex Danco: find the villain (person, idea, etc.) to argue against. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTYnLwP2fos

Partnerships/complements Tiago Forte/David, Andy/Michael Nielsen