[Read5for5 📚] How Innovative Ideas Arise

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This is Kei and Kazuki from Glasp 👋

It's day 5, the last day, of the 5 Day Reading Challenge 📚✨ We made it!

Here are five good articles for today, so when you finish reading any of them, share them on Twitter with the hashtag, "#read5for5"! Let's read good articles together and connect with like-minded people 🤝

Today's Reading List 📚

(1) The default effect: why we renounce our ability to choose by Anne-Laure Le Cunff (5 mins)

• The default effect refers to our preference for preselected options, often leading to suboptimal decisions due to loss aversion and cognitive effort in evaluating alternatives.

• This effect impacts various life aspects, limiting our potential and resulting in less-than-ideal outcomes over time.

• Overcoming the default effect involves practicing metacognition, deliberate decision-making, and envisioning our future to make more intentional choices.

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(2) How Innovative Ideas Arise by James Clear (8 mins)

• Thomas Thwaites' attempt to build a toaster from scratch highlighted the complexity of creating basic items without pre-existing materials or processes.

• Innovation often results from building upon and improving existing ideas rather than starting from scratch, as demonstrated by the evolution of flight.

• Recognizing the complexity and interconnectedness of our modern world can help us leverage existing, proven ideas to efficiently create innovative solutions.

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(3) The 85% Rule for Learning by Scott H. Young (4 mins)

• The 85% Rule suggests optimal learning occurs when we achieve success around 85% of the time, balancing success and failure to discern effective strategies.

• The rule advises adjusting the level of support or difficulty based on the success rate to optimize learning.

• Several theories, including Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development, Kintsch’s zone of learnability, and Eisenberg's theory of learned industriousness, support the 85% Rule, highlighting a sweet spot of difficulty that maximizes learning and motivation.

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All of the articles in this 5-Day Reading Challenge are here, so please check them out if you missed them.
📚 All the Reading List for This Challenge 📚

Since this is the last day of the 5 Day Reading Challenge 📚✨, let’s celebrate and share your achievement 😉
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We've been excited to learn with you through the 5-Day Reading Challenge📚✨
See you again ;)

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