PickleWork Insights
Evidence-based strategies to make learning work — for you, your team, or the learners you support.
At PickleWork, we believe learning should feel possible. That’s why we don’t just build tools — we share the research, strategies, and real-world practices that help people learn better, even when it’s hard.
This is your hub for our growing collection of articles. Each one combines neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience to help you understand why learning feels the way it does — and what you can do to make it easier, more effective, and more meaningful.
Featured Articles
How to Learn Something You Don’t Care About
Why disengagement isn’t laziness, how the “loop” of boredom keeps you stuck, and strategies to break free when a subject feels pointless.
Evidence-Based Tools for Anxious Learners
Six research-backed approaches to support anxious learners, reduce overwhelm, and help parents build confidence and agency into the learning process.
Why Persistence Beats Natural Talent
The neuroscience of effort: how practice rewires the brain, why “desirable difficulty” leads to stronger learning, and why grit outperforms IQ.
Want to Learn Faster? Teach Someone Else!
The surprising power of the protégé effect: how explaining to others deepens your own mastery, and how anyone can use this strategy.
Why Insights?
For learners: Understand your brain, take back control of how you study, and build confidence even when it’s hard.
For parents/educators: Discover tools and approaches that reduce stress and increase engagement.
For leaders: Apply the science of learning to mentoring, coaching, and capability-building at work.
👉 Check back often — we’re adding new articles regularly. Each one is designed to connect the dots between research and real-world learning so you can not only know why learning works the way it does, but also how to make it work for you.
Happy learning and growing!