For comparison, the average effect of "growth mindset" interventions on academic achievement was d=.08 (journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…). This effect is more than *ten times* bigger. Yet which technique gets hyped like crazy in schools? Growth mindset, of course!

I got a new decoration for my office wall. #giftfromastudent #mylittlepony #proudfatherofasonwholikedmylittlepony #williamscollege #somanyhashtags

🎉🎉🎉 jamovi 1.0 is here! 🎉🎉🎉 Today is a monumental occasion as we'd like to announce the immediate availability of jamovi 1.0 We'd like to thank the diverse community which has made this possible: blog.jamovi.org/2019/05/24/jam…

Darwin is at the top of my Mount Olympus

I wrote a blog post that I think is kind of good. I called it: Here's How Talent Actually Works psychologytoday.com/blog/everybody…

Being patient and trying a lot of things before deciding on a career is good advice from Nate Kornell psychologytoday.com/us/blog/everyb…

analogy: memory is like paint. unlike a pen, you can wipe it away until it dries (consolidates). unlike a pencil, once it dries, you can modify it but you can't erase it.

This paper will probably be THE go-to citation about the spacing effect going forward. Not bad after more than 100 years of research. Great work by Doug and friends gwern.net/docs/spacedrep…

Gwyneth Paltrow genuinely did not know she was in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" so this adorable interaction from "The Chef Show" is easily my favorite thing on the internet today

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Here's a tip, maybe. When you enter a field, and decide you're not doing things to standard away, you're going to shake things up... good for you. but be aware it will be hard. like performing at a rock show and deciding to blow them away by playing classical. Expect some boos.

Pop songs growing up: I love you Pop songs today: I love me

New study shows that people don't realize this: You can make a password that is very secure and easy to remember, as long as it's long (e.g., a sentence). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

Does anyone else keep a list of journals you've reviewed for? I do it like a birder, I'm always trying to add another to my list. And I always say yes to a journal at least once so I can add it. Do y'all do this?

Now that Ericsson et al. (1993) didn't replicate, Ella Mai plans to issue a retraction of her song 10,000 hours open.spotify.com/track/6d1fGqMt… haha yeah

This looks really important and interesting for STEM teachers and students scholar.google.com/scholar_url?ur…

I published a new journal article: "How to activate students’ natural desire to test themselves", with my old buddy Kalif Vaughn , in Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. doi.org/10.1186/s41235…

I Made My College Class Easy To Pass When We Went Online | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/blog/everybody…

I wrote an article called "Why and how you should read student evaluations of teaching," in which I defend them even though they ain't perfect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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