Learn Smarter: The Feynman Technique, Don’t Know Notebook & Problem Testing

What can a Nobel Prize-winning physicist teach us about navigating squiggly careers? In this new Borrowed Brilliance format, Helen introduces the curiosity-driven ideas of Richard Feynman and Sarah helps turn them into practical actions for work. Together, they explore how Feynman’s playful approach to learning can help all of us grow with more clarity and confidence.You’ll discover the power of the Feynman Technique, why keeping a Don’t Know Notebook builds smarter learning habits, and how Problem-Testing can help you see new solutions to old challenges.

Episode #498

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🎯 What You’ll Learn

• How to make learning stick using the Feynman Technique
• A practical way to turn uncertainty into curiosity with a Don’t Know Notebook
• Why playing with problems helps spark creative solutions
• How to use AI prompts to think and learn like Feynman

📚 Resources Mentioned

• Richard Feynman’s Mental Models: How to Think, Learn, and Problem-Solve Like a Nobel Prize-Winning Polymath (Learning how to Learn) http://bit.ly/3KnW101
• Shane Parrish on Richard Feynman: https://fs.blog/richard-feynman/

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