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Ray Blakney

Online Courses, Honestly: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Actually Finish One

Make your next online course stick.

Ray Blakney

Jun 15, 2026

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9 min read

Read for Fun, Learn for Life

The research on reading for pleasure as a learning tool.

Ray Blakney

Jun 14, 2026

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9 min read

Why Solo Work Builds Focus

Why some of your most important learning can only happen alone.

Ray Blakney

What Football Teams Know About Learning That Solo Learners Miss

Jun 13, 2026

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9 min read

What Football Teams Know About Learning That Solo Learners Miss

The World Cup is showing us collective learning at its highest level.

Ray Blakney

What World Cup Players Do That Every Learner Should Steal

Jun 12, 2026

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9 min read

What World Cup Players Do That Every Learner Should Steal

The 2026 World Cup is on. Here's what the players you're watching actually do to get that good... and which of their habits you can borrow for whatever you're trying to learn.

Ray Blakney

Press Start to Learn: The Surprising Cognitive Benefits of Video Games

Jun 10, 2026

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9 min read

Press Start to Learn: The Surprising Cognitive Benefits of Video Games

The honest research on how video games affect cognition.

Ray Blakney

Why Patience Is the Most Underrated Learning Skill

Jun 10, 2026

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10 min read

Why Patience Is the Most Underrated Learning Skill

How to build the patience muscle in a culture engineered to destroy it.

Ray Blakney

Jun 9, 2026

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9 min read

How Mindfulness Sharpens Learning

Start a practice that supports your studying without becoming a wellness cliché.

Ray Blakney

How to Actually Be Responsible With Your Time When You're Learning

Jun 8, 2026

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9 min read

How to Actually Be Responsible With Your Time When You're Learning

How to allocate your hours so learning gets done without wrecking the rest of your life.

Ray Blakney

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Online Courses, Honestly: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Actually Finish One

Read for Fun, Learn for Life

Why Solo Work Builds Focus

What Football Teams Know About Learning That Solo Learners Miss

What World Cup Players Do That Every Learner Should Steal

Press Start to Learn: The Surprising Cognitive Benefits of Video Games

Why Patience Is the Most Underrated Learning Skill

How Mindfulness Sharpens Learning

How to Actually Be Responsible With Your Time When You're Learning

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