Gregory Rodriguez recently had an excellent article in the Los Angeles Times entitled "The danger of not knowing how to inquire." In many ways, it is a positive review Andrea Batista Schlesinger's new book, "The Death of Why?" but, more broadly, the article questions American's penchant for action. In part, this penchant for action is…

Face-to-face interviews are not nearly as effective as most people like to believe — as I explained in this recent post on "unlearning the interview." Nevertheless, if you are bound and determined to conduct one, I recommend turning the interview process on its head and conducting what I call an "unterview." Below are a few…

Today’s addition to my anti-library is “Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention from Fire to Freud” by Peter Watson. Related Post Unlearning the Value of Experts Unrelated Post Unlearn Your Mindset

Today’s addition to the anti-library is Mark Kurlansky’s new book, “The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food from the Lost WPA Files.” Related Post Unlearning 101: Lesson #16 — Unlearn Your Preferences Unrelated Post Train Your Mind to See Opposing Points of View

In honor of today's post, I'm adding Charlie Seife's book, "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" to my anti-library. Related Post Unlearning 101: Lesson #16 — Unlearn Your Perspective Unrelated Post Unlearning the Great Wall

Today’s addition to the anti-library is Simon Winchester’s “The Map That Changed Everything.” Related Post Unlearning 101: Lesson #1 — Begin an Anti-Library Unrelated Post Unlearning Happiness

Yesterday, I wrote this post entitled "Why Businesses Must Unlearn." Shortly thereafter a thoughtful reader posed this question: "I like this idea of an organization doing some top-down "unlearning" of bad habits. But what new habits do they develop and put in place — how do you get a seasoned exec that's devoted to a…

Today's addition to my anti-library is David Bodanis' book about Albert Einstein, E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation. Related Post Unlearning 101: Lesson #10: Change Your Worldview Unrelated Post Unlearning Urban Myths

Today's addition to my anti-library is Edward De Bono's "Lateral Thinking: Creativity Ste by Step."

Are you one of those people who drives around a parking lot looking for the "perfect spot" in the hopes of saving time and/or effort? Well, if you are it is a habit that you might want to unlearn because it isn't saving you any time. The following is a passage from the new book…