Nir Eyal
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And then we moved into a time when the wealthy could educate their children through tutors, through one on one education, where you would have an individual tutor who could match the child's skill, ability and curiosity to go as deep as they wanted to go into a topic.
And then we moved into a time when the wealthy could educate their children through tutors, through one on one education, where you would have an individual tutor who could match the child's skill, ability and curiosity to go as deep as they wanted to go into a topic.
And then we moved into a time when the wealthy could educate their children through tutors, through one on one education, where you would have an individual tutor who could match the child's skill, ability and curiosity to go as deep as they wanted to go into a topic.
So when you think about the way that Newton and Mozart and even Einstein were educated, they didn't sit in a classroom with 30 other students when they were children and told, sit down and shut up and listen to me. No, they had private tutors. And so what we are moving towards is not a place where only the aristocracy had that type of education.
So when you think about the way that Newton and Mozart and even Einstein were educated, they didn't sit in a classroom with 30 other students when they were children and told, sit down and shut up and listen to me. No, they had private tutors. And so what we are moving towards is not a place where only the aristocracy had that type of education.
So when you think about the way that Newton and Mozart and even Einstein were educated, they didn't sit in a classroom with 30 other students when they were children and told, sit down and shut up and listen to me. No, they had private tutors. And so what we are moving towards is not a place where only the aristocracy had that type of education.
I believe we're moving towards potentially a future where everybody has an AI coach that is infinitely patient, that can cater to that curiosity of whatever the child wants to study. And so we're in a way returning back to the technology that predated This Horace Mann style of learning where it's a bunch of kids in a room listening to some sage on the stage, blah, blah, which is incredibly boring.
I believe we're moving towards potentially a future where everybody has an AI coach that is infinitely patient, that can cater to that curiosity of whatever the child wants to study. And so we're in a way returning back to the technology that predated This Horace Mann style of learning where it's a bunch of kids in a room listening to some sage on the stage, blah, blah, which is incredibly boring.
I believe we're moving towards potentially a future where everybody has an AI coach that is infinitely patient, that can cater to that curiosity of whatever the child wants to study. And so we're in a way returning back to the technology that predated This Horace Mann style of learning where it's a bunch of kids in a room listening to some sage on the stage, blah, blah, which is incredibly boring.
I can't even stand it. And so we're moving back to, I think, what used to be a much more productive form of learning where you can tell what the child wants to lean into with certain constraints, right? There's a sandbox that the child can play in, and that sandbox expands as they get older and prove that they can handle the added responsibility.
I can't even stand it. And so we're moving back to, I think, what used to be a much more productive form of learning where you can tell what the child wants to lean into with certain constraints, right? There's a sandbox that the child can play in, and that sandbox expands as they get older and prove that they can handle the added responsibility.
I can't even stand it. And so we're moving back to, I think, what used to be a much more productive form of learning where you can tell what the child wants to lean into with certain constraints, right? There's a sandbox that the child can play in, and that sandbox expands as they get older and prove that they can handle the added responsibility.
But I think that I think could usher a glorious age of personalized education and learning because it allows kids to fully express that curiosity and teach them in a more project-based course as opposed to here's the information you need to learn. I don't care if you think this is interesting. I don't care if you'll ever use it again. You just need to regurgitate it for this test.
But I think that I think could usher a glorious age of personalized education and learning because it allows kids to fully express that curiosity and teach them in a more project-based course as opposed to here's the information you need to learn. I don't care if you think this is interesting. I don't care if you'll ever use it again. You just need to regurgitate it for this test.
But I think that I think could usher a glorious age of personalized education and learning because it allows kids to fully express that curiosity and teach them in a more project-based course as opposed to here's the information you need to learn. I don't care if you think this is interesting. I don't care if you'll ever use it again. You just need to regurgitate it for this test.
That's such a stupid way to do things. And of course, that's what we all buy into. We're all blind. We all have these. We don't refuse to accept that this is a stupid way of learning because that's what tortured us. So we have to do the same to our children.
That's such a stupid way to do things. And of course, that's what we all buy into. We're all blind. We all have these. We don't refuse to accept that this is a stupid way of learning because that's what tortured us. So we have to do the same to our children.
That's such a stupid way to do things. And of course, that's what we all buy into. We're all blind. We all have these. We don't refuse to accept that this is a stupid way of learning because that's what tortured us. So we have to do the same to our children.
Yeah, absolutely. So the indistractable model can be used with children and adults. So the first and best thing you can do if you want to raise indistractable kids is to be an indistractable parent. That we know that children, even though you can't see it, your child is born with these invisible antennae.
Yeah, absolutely. So the indistractable model can be used with children and adults. So the first and best thing you can do if you want to raise indistractable kids is to be an indistractable parent. That we know that children, even though you can't see it, your child is born with these invisible antennae.