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  2. Dutton Speedwords - Wikipedia

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    The work of learning "is a fascinating pastime and in no sense an arduous task" (TYDS, page 9) Speedwords makes 5 out of 6 words far shorter (page 87). This increases the speed of writing and note taking approximately 100-120 words per minute (page 137) or up to 150 wpm (page 8).

  3. Bushnell's Law - Wikipedia

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    All the best games are easy to learn and difficult to master. They should reward the first quarter and the hundredth. Bushnell came up with the concept based on his experience with his first game Computer Space in 1971. Its controls were based on four otherwise equivalent-looking buttons but with different functions, and Bushnell found that ...

  4. Mamihlapinatapai - Wikipedia

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    The word consists of the reflexive/passive prefix ma-(mam-before a vowel), the root ihlapi (pronounced ), which means "to be at a loss as what to do next", the stative suffix -n, an achievement suffix -ata, and the dual suffix -apai, which in composition with the reflexive mam-has a reciprocal sense.

  5. Mental toughness - Wikipedia

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    Mental toughness is a measure of individual psychological resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education, and in the workplace. [1] The concept emerged in the context of sports training and sports psychology, as one of a set of attributes that allow a person to become a better athlete and able to cope with difficult training and difficult competitive situations and ...

  6. Desirable difficulty - Wikipedia

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    A desirable difficulty is a learning task that requires a considerable but desirable amount of effort, thereby improving long-term performance. It is also described as a learning level achieved through a sequence of learning tasks and feedback that lead to enhanced learning and transfer.

  7. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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    2. Have immediate financial and economic incentives to learn English. 3. Have more opportunities to practice English. 4. Need it in daily life; often require it for work. 5. Often attend English classes with students who speak a wide range of mother tongues. They are learning, and their instructors are teaching, English as a second language ...

  8. Learning - Wikipedia

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    Informal learning allows the individual to discover coping strategies for difficult emotions that may arise while learning. From the learner's perspective, informal learning can become purposeful, because the learner chooses which rate is appropriate to learn and because this type of learning tends to take place within smaller groups or by oneself.

  9. School of Hard Knocks - Wikipedia

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    An item appearing in the Peninsula Enterprise newspaper about the "School of Hard Knocks" (1918). The School of Hard Knocks (also referred to as the University of Life or University of Hard Knocks) is an idiomatic phrase meaning the (sometimes painful) education one gets from life's usually negative experiences, often contrasted with formal education.