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Teaching Smart People How to Learn (Harvard Business Review Classics)
by Chris Argyris
from Harvard Business School Press

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• Smart people can't learn
  The title is very interesting and so is the article. The article walks through the reason why smart people can't (won't) learn and describes an approach for breaking through this mode of thinking.

  The basic premise is that people with high levels of education have learned to play the learning game. They can't or won't admit they don't know something because in essence they would have to admit failure. They often become defensive in the face of failure and displace (rationalize) the blame for failure... more info

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