Skill
Skill acquisition, elite performance development, deliberate practice, expertise formation, and how mastery is built and maintained under competitive pressure.
3 lessons in this category
May 2026
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23 May 5 min
US crime and mortality is declining fast — what can the rest of us learn? - Financial Times
US crime and mortality rates are dropping sharply—a reversal most people haven't noticed because it contradicts the dominant narrative. We can teach what actually drives large-scale social change: not politics or rhetoric, but measurable shifts in public health intervention, policing method, and economic conditions that take years to compound.
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23 May 6 min
Japanese lawmakers don helmets during earthquake drill - NBC News
Earthquake drills are a routine part of life in seismically active regions, yet most people don't know what makes a drill effective or why certain actions (like getting under a desk vs. standing in a doorway) are recommended. This story offers a clear teaching opportunity about how earthquake preparedness actually works—the science of structural failure, the psychology of practiced response, and why drills matter.
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18 May 6 min
What It Takes to Perform When a Century Is Watching
Aaron Rai became the first English golfer to win the PGA Championship since 1919. The lesson isn't the drought—it's the performance system he built to execute when everything was on the line.