Learning How to Learn

Barbara Oakley, Terrence Sejnowski, and Alistair McConville explain how focused and diffuse thinking, procrastination control, memory strategies, practice design, and mindset can help students learn difficult subjects more effectively.

7 sections ยท 25 lessons

Course outline

Brain Fundamentals

  1. Passion Limits Growth
  2. Focused & Diffuse Modes
  3. Learning Rewires Brain
  4. Mode Switching

Defeating Procrastination

  1. Why We Procrastinate
  2. Pomodoro Technique
  3. Zombie Habits

Memory Systems

  1. Working Memory Limits
  2. Long-Term Memory
  3. Strengthening Neural Links
  4. Chunking Information

Powerful Memory Techniques

  1. Active Recall
  2. Memory Palace
  3. Metaphors & Visualization
  4. Spaced Repetition

Strategic Practice

  1. Interleaving Practice
  2. Deliberate Practice
  3. Illusion of Competence
  4. Sleep & Memory

Test Performance

  1. Hard Start Technique
  2. Test Prep Checklist
  3. Teaching Others

Mindset and Growth

  1. Weaknesses as Strengths
  2. Einstellung Effect
  3. Lifelong Learning

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