HOW TO TEACH

How to Teach Lessons from Life, Family, and Work on Making Learning
Stick We all try to teach—children, teams, friends, even ourselves.
Yet most lessons don’t last. Why? Because most teaching is about
commands, not consequences. About sermons, not systems. About
rules, not rewards. In this powerful and practical book, Dr. Abhishek
Gilara shows a new way: teaching not through force, but through
design.
Drawing on real-life insights from leading a joint family of 25 members, running a century-old
family enterprise, and writing over 150 books, he shares: • The Puppy Principle: why one clear
demo with a benefit beats a thousand commands. • How to build learning loops instead of long
lectures. • Why systems and rituals teach more than words. • How to use consequences, incentives,
and culture as silent teachers. • The 3M Teacher Model: Model, Mentor, Maker. • How to
make lessons stick in mind, muscle, and milieu (environment). This is not a book for formal
classrooms. It is for parents, leaders, entrepreneurs, mentors—anyone who wishes to pass on
wisdom that actually lasts. “Great teaching is not about filling a mind. It is about building a life
where knowledge lives forever.”