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    1. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 13 Jun 2019
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      Part of the problem here is that.... learning is far more aspirational than practical. People love the *idea* of learning far more than they like the hard work (and time commitment!) of *actual learning*.

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    2. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 13 Jun 2019
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      But also - that's kind of the point... The trick is not to confuse content consumption with learning. No one is trying to teach "everyone" quantum computing. The trick is to make it more enjoyable and more effective for those that *do* want to learn.

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    3. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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      I built a very very simple interactive prototype for this idea here: https://education-trails.glitch.me/  hopefully "works" on mobile and desktop to illustrate the concept. Yes it breaks in lots of ways but just to get the feel. Thoughts?

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    4. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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      Desktop view:pic.twitter.com/nxYxur5ikm

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    5. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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      Mobile views:pic.twitter.com/KGXlrAa3Dg

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    6. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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      Has an example exercise built in for reflection and to ensure the learning sticks:pic.twitter.com/PnuNRmEfEi

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    7. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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      BTW - no idea where I'm going with this. Just fucking around. This approach definitely feels heavy handed - too "guided". Hmm.

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    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 14 Jun 2019
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      If you get serious about building this, we should chat. I spent ~4 years building basically this with a team of half a dozen people, and got quite far with all the feature ideas you’re thinking about. Made most of the mistakes it’s possible to make 😂

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    9. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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      I'm..... not very serious. At least not yet. I think this "guided" approach is an evolutionary dead end. Trying to play around to discover a better paradigm.

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 14 Jun 2019
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      Replying to @tomcritchlow

      50% of the idea definitely is an evolutionary dead end. The trick is figuring out which 50%.

      8:34 AM - 14 Jun 2019
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        1. Tom Critchlow‏ @tomcritchlow 14 Jun 2019
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          Haha. I think this is true. Also there's a lot of money to be made from evolutionary dead ends that happen to make things legible for organizations.....

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