What I mean by 'relevance'

2015-08-31T22:05:07+01:00August 31st, 2015|psychology|

Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant. Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt A few days ago I wrote this post about how we might make learning more durable. In it, I wrote about the importance of relevance and said of my experience of attending a speed awareness course that it "pertained to my everyday experience of driving a car as well as my experience of running the risk of a fine and a driving ban." I went on to say, Clearly, we can't create or [...]