Federal Reserve calls Portland, ME, a “thinking region”

By Jay Collier | September 28, 2010 | Comments Off on Federal Reserve calls Portland, ME, a “thinking region”

Richard Florida: “Everyone interested in urban and regional economic development must check out this new MPI study, ”Knowledge in Cities.” Using data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network database – O*NET – it identifies 11 key types of regions by the knowledge, skill, and work they do. Here are some examples of…

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Forget what you know about good study habits

By Jay Collier | September 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Forget what you know about good study habits

“Instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention. So does studying distinct but related skills or concepts in one sitting, rather than focusing intensely on a single thing. … “An hour of study tonight, an hour on the weekend, another session a week from now: such…

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