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Justin Skycak

Chief Quant, Director of Analytics at Math Academy. Posts about learning, upskilling, math education, Math Academy, and more generally, stages 2-3 of Bloom's talent development process in hierarchical skill domains.

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Hey! You're receiving this email because you requested to be notified about new posts at JustinMath.com.(If you've changed your mind, click here to unsubscribe, please avoid marking spam.) Here are 3 new recent posts: Most People Don’t Realize They Can Climb Skill Trees2025 Aug, ~200 words You Can Often Just Make Yourself Like Things2025 Aug, ~150 words • It's amazing how fun a seemingly boring thing can become once you develop a habit, establish some baseline competence, and get some skin in...

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Hey! You're receiving this email because you requested to be notified about new posts at JustinMath.com.(If you've changed your mind, click here to unsubscribe, please avoid marking spam.) Here are 3 new recent posts: Learning is About Bridge-Building, Not Jumping2025 Jun, ~550 words • The way you increase your ability to make mental leaps is not actually by jumping farther, but rather, by building bridges that reduce the distance you need to jump. Recall First, Reason Second2025 Jun, ~150...

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