MetaLearn Podcast

Rajeeb Day is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Learnerbly a content platform that helps businesses develop their people better. In this conversation we discuss: - The current state of the cor…

In this episode we discuss the major learning problems people face, which can be broken down into 5 main areas: 1) Not getting started 2) Not getting momentum 3) Burning out and giving up 4) Plateaui…

Gabriel Wyner is an author, ex opera singer and the founder of the Fluent Forever language learning method. In this conversation, we discuss: - The three pillars of the Fluent Forever language learni…

Virtual reality has the potential to change learning and education immeasurably and so it’s important that we engage critically with the technology. In this episode we discuss: - The current state of…

Jo Cruse is the CEO of The Unreasonables, which delivers leadership programmes to the UK”s top schools. In this conversation we discuss: - The most important skills young people need to develop in th…

Deliberate practice isn't just doing something repeatedly – when done properly, it’s a little more complicated. In this episode we discuss: - How to manage the tradeoff between quantity and quality o…

Robert Twigger is a bestselling author who has written books on everything from accelerated learning to studying martial arts. In this conversation we discuss: - The process of using micromastery to …

Experts can help you plan your practice, focus on the right sub skills and accelerate your learning through feedback. In this short episode I cover: - The different types of expert and how to choose …

Julian Baggini is a philosopher and author who has written almost twenty philosophical books for a general audience. In this conversation we discuss: - How to become more aware of your own thinking i…

Ulrich Boser is a bestselling author and senior fellow at the Centre for American Progress. In this conversation we discuss:  - The key MetaLearning principles Ulrich discovered in his research - How…

Our natural instinct to compete with others can be a powerful motivator for learning. In this short episode, we discuss: - The benefits of competition in learning and how to use it constructively - H…

Mads Holmen is the CEO of Bibblio, an API platform helping knowledge publishers and learning platforms deliver smarter content recommendation. In this episode we discuss: - How to live and learn in t…

We all want to be perfect at anything we learn but these expectations are unhelpful and can leave us in a state of paralysis. In this short episode, we discuss: - Why perfectionism hurts learning, an…

Kevin Kelly is the co-founder and executive editor at Wired magazine, and one of the world’s leading technologists. In this episode we discuss: - How to build the learning superpowers needed to thriv…

Many of us in the West have accepted the belief that productivity and efficiency are the foundations for success and happiness but that's not always true. In this episode, we discuss: - The problems …

Nelson Dellis is a 4x US Memory Champion and one of the leading memory experts in the world. In this episode we discuss: - The techniques Nelson and competitive memory athletes use to memorise everyt…

"What's the point of school?" is a question that’s been asked for hundreds of years but we still don’t seem to have a clear answer. In this episode, we discuss: - The difference between learning and …

Will Reynolds is a videographer and writer who has become a regular fixture on the podcast. In this episode we discuss: - How to go from novice to getting paid for new skills like videography - The i…

Technology is changing the way we learn but it's not a magic pill that will solve all our educational problems. In this short we discuss: - The best ways to filter information online to get to the go…