Learn Out Live Education for Better Living2010-09-07T21:00:51ZWordPresshttp://learnoutlive.com/feed/atom/André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[How to Start from Nothing and Gain Everything]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=36362010-09-07T21:00:51Z2010-09-06T09:26:46ZJohn Irving, the bestseller fiction author once said that everybody is equal in front of the white page.
The moment you sit down to write, the page doesn’t know (or care) about your earlier successes or failures.
You can not rest on your laurels. But also, if the critics tore you to shreds- you’re always given the [...]]]>0André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[The Power of Not Giving a Damn]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=36222010-09-04T08:08:23Z2010-09-04T08:08:23ZIf you want to reach excellence in anything, from playing the piano to learning a language you need three things:
A well-defined goal
practice, practice, practice
equanimity
The first two points are obvious to most of us. It’s not a secret, at all. In fact, it’s almost trivial.
It’s the nuts & bolts of what a lot of so-called “life-coaches” [...]]]>1André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[The Barter of Trust: Economy 3.0 and Non-Material Forms of Payment]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=35802010-09-01T11:31:35Z2010-09-01T11:31:35ZAsher Idan, Manager of Future Studies of Social Media in The Department of Management in Tel Aviv University posted a status yesterday saying that “A new mean of payment has appeared, the “barter of trust” : today I am helping you, tomorrow you shall help me.”
He wrote it in Hebrew originally, I did an automatic [...]]]>2André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[Knowledge is Not Enough: An Invitation to Re-Consider Common Beliefs]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=35592010-08-30T10:41:48Z2010-08-30T10:41:10ZThe average amount of time people in the West spend on “education” is huge.
(Not to mention the sums of money!)
Having a degree is not considered something special, anymore. It has become the norm.
(And its absence – a new fear)
People pursue degrees for mainly one reason: To get a “good” job.
The idea behind it looks like [...]]]>0André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[Through Thick & Thin: Why Languages Are Like Friends]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=35472010-08-28T07:34:19Z2010-08-28T07:28:41ZThere are (at least) two kinds of language learners.
One needs to learn a language in order to reach a certain goal. This goal may reach from getting a visa, writing an application to communicating to your spouse from “over-seas”.
The other group learns a language seemingly without any apparent “goal”. But are they the weaker learners?
The [...]]]>2André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[Short is the New Eloquent: Good Ideas Spread Regardless!]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=35242010-08-27T19:14:30Z2010-08-26T10:14:17ZIf there’s something really important to say, it can be stated in simple words.
If not, chances are that it’s not really important and you’re just wasting time.
Great ideas are always the simplest.
Have you ever had the experience of somebody lecturing and pontificating at you for hours on end? Did it make you wiser, happier or [...]]]>0André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[Why Helping Others is the Best Way to Spend Your Time]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=34712010-08-24T12:42:29Z2010-08-24T10:24:34Z When we as people have fulfilled our basic needs like food and shelter, we are free to do other things. So, what are the options?
Some people go fishing, others read a book, go dancing, do yoga, participate in public picnics, fly to conventions, watch a movie or write blog posts like this one.
We live [...]]]>4Jeremiah Bourquehttp://learnoutlive.com/english<![CDATA[Introducing The Japanese Culture Blog]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=34662010-08-23T03:47:18Z2010-08-23T03:47:17Z
Japanese is a means to an end.
No one sane studies Japanese for over a dozen years, becomes a professional translator, and learns all the complexity and nuance of this language because the language is fun. Yes, it is a great challenge, and it is very interesting, but that wasn’t the point.
The language is purely important [...]]]>1André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[Minimalism: Spiritual Materialism in Disguise or: The New Religion of “Living with 100 things”]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=34532010-08-21T07:58:55Z2010-08-21T07:58:55ZWhen I first heard the word Minimalist it was in context of Techno music. Also I’ve seen it as pertaining to interior design. But did you know that Minimalism is also a full-fledged lifestyle movement?
So what do Minimalists do?
They get rid of unnecessary stuff (clutter) in their life
try to live their lives as examples of [...]]]>6André Kleinhttp://learnoutlive.com/german<![CDATA[Life After Work: Is there one? – Coping Strategies for Over-Achievers]]>http://learnoutlive.com/?p=34332010-08-19T10:43:32Z2010-08-19T10:41:33ZOnce you leave your day job and start working online as a freelancer or entrepreneur you will get rid of all your troubles. Right?
That’s what many people believe. And I admit that this is what I believed, too at times – It gave me the fuel to dream and eventually wriggle myself out of the [...]]]>0
When we as people have fulfilled our basic needs like food and shelter, we are free to do other things. So, what are the options?
Some people go fishing, others read a book, go dancing, do yoga, participate in public picnics, fly to conventions, watch a movie or write blog posts like this one.
We live [...]]]>
Japanese is a means to an end.
No one sane studies Japanese for over a dozen years, becomes a professional translator, and learns all the complexity and nuance of this language because the language is fun. Yes, it is a great challenge, and it is very interesting, but that wasn’t the point.
The language is purely important [...]]]>
When I first heard the word Minimalist it was in context of Techno music. Also I’ve seen it as pertaining to interior design. But did you know that Minimalism is also a full-fledged lifestyle movement?
So what do Minimalists do?
They get rid of unnecessary stuff (clutter) in their life
try to live their lives as examples of [...]]]>
Once you leave your day job and start working online as a freelancer or entrepreneur you will get rid of all your troubles. Right?
That’s what many people believe. And I admit that this is what I believed, too at times – It gave me the fuel to dream and eventually wriggle myself out of the [...]]]>