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Do More By Planning Less: The Power of the Anti-Plan
Seeking Full Capacity Since becoming a professor, my productivity (as measured by original publications in quality venues) has improved. I’m happy about this fact. But I’m also convinced that I’m still leaving capacity on the table. As my expertise in my area grows, I’m reaching a point where I have more ideas per year than [...]
Louis C. K. on Career Capital
The Power of Diligence The comedian Louis C. K. lives a remarkable life. How did he make that happen? Here’s an interesting quote from a recent New York Times interview: There’s people that say: “It’s not fair. You have all that stuff.” I wasn’t born with it. It was a horrible process to get to [...]
In Choosing a Job: Don’t Ask “What Are You Good At?”, Ask Instead “What Are You Willing to Get Good At?”
I recently received the following note from a career counselor: I regularly counsel students on their career paths and I was having a hard time giving a student guidance today without referencing passion. ‘What are you good at?”’ I asked instead, and she replied that she didn’t know. She doesn’t know because she hasn’t tried [...]
Deliberately Experimenting with Deliberate Practice — Looking for Subjects to Test My Advice
The Deliberate Practice Pilot Program I’m fascinated by deliberate practice. I’m convinced this advanced practice philosophy can help knowledge workers rapidly pick up skills that will make them invaluable and provide control over their career. It is, as I’ve argued here, in my last book, and in the Wall Street Journal, perhaps one of your most [...]
You Can Be Busy or Remarkable — But Not Both
The Remarkably Relaxed Terence Tao is one of the world’s best mathematicians. He won a Fields Medal when he was 31. He is, we can agree, remarkable. He is not, however, busy. I should be careful about definitions. By “busy,” I mean a schedule packed with non-optional professional responsibilities. My evidence that Tao is not [...]
How to Write Six Important Papers a Year without Breaking a Sweat: The Deep Immersion Approach to Deep Work
The Productive Professor I’m fascinated by people who produce a large volume of valuable output. Motivated by this interest, I recently setup a conversation with a hot shot young professor who rose quickly in his field. I asked him about his work habits. Though his answer was detailed — he had obviously put great thought [...]
Prioritizing Deep Thought in a Distracted World: A Case Study
A Deep Day I’m a big supporter of deep work. People often ask, however, how to fit this type of persistent concentration into a fractured knowledge work schedule. To demonstrate my personal answer, I took a snapshot of my calendar from Monday (see the image to the right). At 9:30, I began my commute, having [...]
How Can Two People Feel Completely Different About the Same Job? — Career Drift and the Danger of Pre-Existing Passion
The Emersonian Doctoral Candidate I’m flying down to Duke on Tuesday to speak with their graduate students. Preparing for the event inspired me to reflect on my own student experience. In doing so, an Emerson quote came to mind: “To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven” Emerson does a good [...]

Hack College

HackCollege

The Professional Details of Job Searching
Pixar’s Andrew Stanton once said “If you want someone’s attention, whisper.” He means that the tiny details count. To succeed professionally after graduation, you need to stand out from the crowd. And nobody’s perfect, which means that in order to stand out, you need to have a few perfect touches that everyone else misses. There [...]
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Introducing The HackCollege Career Guide
Welcome to the HackCollege Career Guide! This page is designed for prospective students, professionals looking for a change of pace, and anyone with burning questions about when, where, and how to land the job of their dreams. These profiles feature job descriptions, top-ranked academic programs, quotes from industry veterans, and other important information about some [...]
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10 Little-Known Firefox Tricks
FireFox is an open source program in that anyone can manipulate or add to it. Pulling from the collective consciousness of the world to enhance a program is a pretty nifty idea to say the least. This collective mind source has put together a web browser that adjusts very well to each person’s individual needs. [...]
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College Enrollment Continues to Decline in Spring
Having already declined by 0.2 percent in 2011, enrollment at colleges and universities across the U.S. has now fallen by 2.3 percent when compared to last spring according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Enrollments for spring quarter have fallen from 19,550,391 in 2012 to 19,105,651 this year. Fall quarter [...]
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How to Secure Your Mac After a Proctored Online Test
As more college courses become available online, more students will be subjected to proctored online tests. Remote proctors help quell the concerns many in higher education have about students cheating on tests and exams that weigh heavily on grades. If you haven’t been subjected to one yourself, the idea is a high-tech version of your [...]
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DoUDeal: The New College Marketplace?
If there’s one thing college students love its money. And there’s nothing we’d rather do than not spend insane amounts of money on brand new books and furniture every year. As you move out for the summer and begin to sell your unwanted books and furniture while simultaneously begin to look for new essentials, the [...]
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Google Glass: The Next Big Thing in Wearable Technology
Google is always ahead of the ball, pushing technology, and preparing to invent the next best thing. I recently had a friend imagine a world where you could purchase contact lenses with iPhones built in, so we could watch videos while we run, easily view our GPS while we drive, take hands-free pictures, and more. [...]
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10 Little-Known Google Chrome Tricks
Google Chrome is awesome enough as it is. But it’s even more awesome because it is begging, crying, screaming for you to customize it however you want. Nevermind all the cool extensions you can use extend Chrome’s awesomeness, there’s some homegrown deliciousness already built into this bad boy. Here’s a taste. Omnibox Calculator The omnibox [...]
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Rapid Elearning

The Rapid eLearning Blog

How to Use PowerPoint to Create Custom Stock Images
Many of the blog’s readers are forced to work with limited resources especially when it comes to building the assets for their elearning courses. As many of you have discovered, when working with limited resources we have to MacGyver much of our production. In a recent post on how to create templates for online training, [...]
Here’s How to Build an E-Learning Template That Will Rock Your World
Okay, if an elearning template’s going to rock your world you need to get out of your cubicle and go take a walk outside. Enjoy the life around you. Then come back and finish reading this blog post. I’ll be waiting. Ready? Now that things are in perspective let’s drop the hyperbole and look at [...]
How to Build Your Own Graphics for Online Training Courses
At a recent workshop I was showing someone how I make some of the graphics I use for the blog. As I was showing her an idea, she said that while she already knew the basic steps what she really found valuable was watching me do it and then explain why I did what I [...]
3 Ways to Improve Your E-learning Design Skills
I get lots of questions about improving skills and becoming better at elearning. Usually people ask about good school programs and book recommendations. Going to school is an option and it may be a good one. However, it’s not always the best option if you really want to learn to build better courses. We debated [...]
How to Create an E-Learning Template That Works
Templates are great because they provide some structure to the design of your online training. But many times templates become so rigid that instead of helping the training design, they inhibit it. In today’s post we’ll look at ways to build an elearning template that will guide the course design, but leave enough flexibility to [...]
Are You Using These 3 Ways to Identify the Objectives of Your Online Training Program?
Not all elearning courses are created equal. Some seek to share information and build awareness while others may focus on action or changing behaviors. When building elearning courses, I usually separate them into two buckets: information or performance. The objective of an information-based course is performance support and not performance activity. Think of it more [...]
How to Avoid Building Online Training That Wastes Time
Building an effective online training program requires packaging the right content with the right type of learning experience. However that often doesn’t happen because it’s easier to pull a lot of information together, create some slides, and then publish a course. To top it off, many of these types of online courses are merely repacked [...]
The World’s Largest Repository of Free Online Learning Tutorials
Here’s a common scenario. Someone emails and asks about an elearning tutorial I have on the blog. It’s not always easy to find the specific tutorial buried in a given post. In fact, there are many times I either forgot that I had created that tutorial or I can’t recall where it’s at either. I [...]

Litmos LMS

10 Things I Learned at C3 2013
Last week was C3, the sales, marketing, hiring and learning conference put on by our parent company, CallidusCloud. It included keynotes by industry leaders, break out sessions, certificate programs and…
It’s the end of the quarter, do you know where your Sales Team is?
The best way to sell a product is to build a relationship and gain the prospect’s trust. It is hard for anyone, company or individual, to purchase a product when…
The One Thing to Know About Hiring and Retaining the Y Generation
I thought I was a rare bird in my craving to Learn. My bio on Quora is “Looking for new ways to grow.” I have joined and participated in education…
Have You Voted in the 2013 ELearning Awards?
The polls for the ELearning awards are approaching the end and they are approaching fast. The polls close May 1st, so if you have not done so already, I want to ask for…
Robots May Grade Your Next Essay Exam
I have been noticing a heated debate wandering around the internet that has perked my interest. The debate is based on a recently released study and asks the question: Do…
Corporate Universities
A Corporate University is a way for businesses to teach their employees how to do things their way. Thousands of companies, including many Litmos customers, are adopting this new idea of training…
C3 is Coming!
We are gearing up for the big C3 conference at the Aria in Las Vegas, May 5th-7th. By attending, you will meet with our founders and lead developers to hear about our…
Stats on LMS Costing & Implementation Time – The 2013 Edition
I was reading through old Litmos blog posts, as I do from time to time, I came across a three year old post written by Nicole, my blogging predecessor. The post was…

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