David Didau

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5 days ago | daviddidau.substack.com | David Didau

Welcome to the second edition of The Learning Spy Monthly Round-Up, a curated digest of the the past months reflections on education, culture, leadership, and learning. Missed the first edition ? Catch up here →First, thank you so much to everyone who’s subscribed. Even though there are now over 1300 of you, each and every one of you has a special place in my heart.

6 days ago | daviddidau.substack.com | David Didau

To err is humanAn Essay on Criticism, Alexander PopeMaking mistakes is an inevitable part of life. We’re all wrong about something at some point. Equally obviously, contending with failure, learning to drag ourselves up by the bootstraps when we fall down and persist in the face of setbacks is part and parcel of human existence. But is making mistakes something to aim for? Should failure be celebrated? Clearly, in some areas of human endeavour mistakes cannot be tolerated.

1 week ago | daviddidau.substack.com | David Didau

Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot. The Top Idea in Your Mind, Paul GrahamScience fiction writer and critic, Ted Sturgeon coined what’s become known as Sturgeon’s Law: “Ninety percent of everything is crap.” This is sometimes taken to be an excuse for throwing up one’s hands in disgust at the paucity of original thought and beauty in the world, but that’s not what Sturgeon intended.

1 week ago | daviddidau.substack.com | David Didau

Despite recently writing about bullshit, I decided I’d not quite exhausted the topic. Apologies in advance. You know you’ll feel good about yourself if you become a free subscriber. Imagine how great being a paid subscriber will feel!Everyone wants to find meaning in their actions and the events which surround them; the idea that stuff just happens and there is no deeper meaning can be alarming. As such we are attracted to the profound.