Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
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Summary
Most kids go through their entire student career without ever having read a book on how to learn effectively。 This guide for kids and teens， from the bestselling author of A Mind for Numbers， meets that fundamental need。
Drs。 Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski's popular online course， "Learning How to Learn，" has enrolled more than 1。8 million students from more than 200 countries。 The course was based on Dr。 Oakley's bestselling book， A Mind for Numbers。
In this much needed follow-up to A Mind for Numbers， the authors teach kids and teens how to learn effectively at a time when they most need these skills。 Learning How to Learn teaches them about the importance of both focused concentration and letting their minds wander， how the brain makes connections between different pieces of information， the value of metaphors in developing understanding， why procrastination is the enemy of problem solving， and much more。 Filled with illustrations， application questions， and exercises， this book makes learning engaging and accessible。
Drs。 Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski's popular online course， "Learning How to Learn，" has enrolled more than 1。8 million students from more than 200 countries。 The course was based on Dr。 Oakley's bestselling book， A Mind for Numbers。
In this much needed follow-up to A Mind for Numbers， the authors teach kids and teens how to learn effectively at a time when they most need these skills。 Learning How to Learn teaches them about the importance of both focused concentration and letting their minds wander， how the brain makes connections between different pieces of information， the value of metaphors in developing understanding， why procrastination is the enemy of problem solving， and much more。 Filled with illustrations， application questions， and exercises， this book makes learning engaging and accessible。
Reviews
Di
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Có một cách học mà mình thường áp dụng， theo cảm quan cá nhân， bằng cách viết bài luận ngắn， cảm nhận hoặc tóm lược sau khi đọc xong một cuốn sách hay một chủ đề nào đó sẽ giúp mình nhớ lâu hơn。 Nhưng giờ theo cái nhìn khoa học mình đã hiểu và giải thích được vì sao điều này lại có ý nghĩa tích cực đến vậy。https://latsbookstore。wordpress。com/2。。。 Có một cách học mà mình thường áp dụng， theo cảm quan cá nhân， bằng cách viết bài luận ngắn， cảm nhận hoặc tóm lược sau khi đọc xong một cuốn sách hay một chủ đề nào đó sẽ giúp mình nhớ lâu hơn。 Nhưng giờ theo cái nhìn khoa học mình đã hiểu và giải thích được vì sao điều này lại có ý nghĩa tích cực đến vậy。https://latsbookstore。wordpress。com/2。。。 。。。more
Manan Desai
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Everyone who wants to learn something and store it in their long term memory must read this book。I wish I had this when I was in school。 I'm sure I will use most of the tools in this book to prepare for several exams in future and learn new things for the rest of my life。 Everyone who wants to learn something and store it in their long term memory must read this book。I wish I had this when I was in school。 I'm sure I will use most of the tools in this book to prepare for several exams in future and learn new things for the rest of my life。 。。。more
Kazlion
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Barbara Oakley's book， 'Learning How to Learn' is for children and teens and is based on her MOOC 'Learning How to Learn'。 The author has in collaboration with two other authors， one a neuroscientist and the other a teacher explained the concepts of learning in a simple and easy to understand form。 The various concepts and techniques of learning explained in the book include the focused and diffuse modes， the pomidoro technique， brain links （another name for chunking）， the imp of sleep and exerc Barbara Oakley's book， 'Learning How to Learn' is for children and teens and is based on her MOOC 'Learning How to Learn'。 The author has in collaboration with two other authors， one a neuroscientist and the other a teacher explained the concepts of learning in a simple and easy to understand form。 The various concepts and techniques of learning explained in the book include the focused and diffuse modes， the pomidoro technique， brain links （another name for chunking）， the imp of sleep and exercise， spacing， interleaving， testing， avoiding distractions， Active Engagement， Deliberate Practice， Active Recall，Using Metaphors and also enhancing memory using vivid mental maps and the memory palace technique。 The book has great illustrations to explain the various concepts and is easy to read and understand。 She has summarised the various learning techniques at the end of the book and listed some do's and don'ts for learning and test preparation。The book should be read by all those interested in learning particularly teachers and students because it is based on the latest concepts of neuroscience and is backed by extensive research。 。。。more
Vedast Sanxis
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When you start a new chapter， go on a “picture walk” through it。 Scan it。 Look briefly at all the pictures， captions， and diagrams， but also at the section headings， bold words， and summary， and even questions at the end of the chapter， if the book has them。The diffuse mode helps you make imaginative connections between ideas。 Creativity often seems to pop out of using the diffuse mode。 It turns out that your brain has to go back and forth between focused and diffuse modes in order to learn effe When you start a new chapter， go on a “picture walk” through it。 Scan it。 Look briefly at all the pictures， captions， and diagrams， but also at the section headings， bold words， and summary， and even questions at the end of the chapter， if the book has them。The diffuse mode helps you make imaginative connections between ideas。 Creativity often seems to pop out of using the diffuse mode。 It turns out that your brain has to go back and forth between focused and diffuse modes in order to learn effectively。But it seems that the best ways to give your diffuse mode a chance to work out a difficult problem are through activities like sleeping， exercising， or going for a ride in a vehicle。If there’s something you tend to get stuck at， start with this subject when you are studying。 That way you can go back and forth to your other class work over the course of the afternoon and evening when you might find yourself getting stuck。 You don’t want to leave your hardest subject to the end when you are tired and have no time for diffuse learning。General Diffuse Mode Activators Play a sport like soccer or basketball Jog， walk， or swim Dance Enjoy being a passenger in a car or bus Ride a bike Draw or paint Take a bath or shower Listen to music， especially without words Play songs you know well on a musical instrument Meditate or pray Sleep （the ultimate diffuse mode！）To your brain， thinking about cleaning your room feels like the start of a stomachache。 But here’s what’s interesting。 Once you get started on the task you didn’t want to do， the pain goes away after about twenty minutes。 The insular cortex calms down when you start the task you were avoiding。 It’s happy that you’re finally getting on with the job。When you’re looking forward to a reward， your brain helps you focus better。I’ll admit that if I want to keep working after the time is up， I go ahead。 Getting into the flow， where I’m really into doing the task， is a good thing。 But when I stop， I always reward myself。 It’s diffuse mode time！ If I’ve been writing （like this book）， I listen to a favorite song。 Or I get up and make a cup of tea and look out the window。 I don’t write during my break。 That way， the “writing” part of my brain gets a rest。It’s a good idea to do something during your break that’s very different from what you have been focusing on。If you’ve been sitting while you study， breaks where you move your body around are often the best。But the idea of multitasking is a mistake。 Your focus can only be on one thing at a time。 When you switch your attention， you waste mental energy， and you will perform worse。 It’s like a pinball machine where two balls have been released instead of one， and you have to crazily try to manage both the balls。 You inevitably fail and both balls drop。Look away from the page and see what you can recall。 What are the key ideas on the page？ Play them back in your mind。Coming up with a creative metaphor is one of the best ways to learn a new concept or share an important idea。Leave your work to the last minute， and you have less time to repeat and fewer nights of sleep to grow new synapses—so you won’t recall the details well。Brief practice sessions over a number of days are better for storing information in memory than one long practice session。Imagine a place that you know well， like your house。 Then take the things you need to remember and mentally “put” them in places throughout your house as you walk through it。 Make sure something is shocking or silly about the way you imagine each of them。 Add a little movement to them。 Then picture yourself walking through the house and seeing them。 Maybe even talking to them。But just understanding a concept does not create a set of brain-links。 You must practice a new concept to create the set of brain-links。Vegetables from the onion family， which includes garlic and leeks， contain chemicals that help keep away all sorts of diseases， from diabetes to cancer。 So do vegetables from the cabbage family， which includes cauliflower， broccoli， radishes， and Brussels sprouts。Exercise does something else magical。 It enables your brain to produce other chemicals， such as serotonin and dopamine。5 These chemicals help you come up with new ideas。 They allow you to see how old ideas can link up to form new ones。 Then you can think in new ways。The key is to actively practice or bring to life whatever you are learning yourself。 Just watching other people， or looking at a solution， or reading a page， can allow you to get started。 But it won’t do much to build your own neural structures of learning。Watching other people， looking at a solution， or reading a page can help you get started。 But it won’t do much to build your own neural structures of learning。 Only actively working with the materials will help you build strong brain-links。You create and strengthen sets of brain-links through deliberate practice。 That’s focused， repeated work on the more difficult parts of a concept。 Don’t waste much time on the easy stuff that you already know。It may seem strange at first， but it’s good to change the place where you study。Move your chair sometimes to a different part of the room。 Take notes with a different color pen。 Move your lamp。So whenever you’re learning anything， try to take advantage of all your senses。 Don’t think of yourself as having a preferred learning style。 Think of yourself as an “all-inclusive” learner。 If you imagine hearing a famous person from history speaking to you， or you visualize a chemical， that counts as multisensory learning， which is the most effective kind。 For everyone。It’s best to get started on the unpleasant or difficult things first in your study session。 That way， you can take a break and work on something else if you get stuck。When you can， set a firm daily quitting time to allow you to concentrate more intently when you are working。Action video games are great for focusing。 While you’re having fun， you’re also learning to concentrate。 When you play an action video game， your mental mouse runs up and down a centrally important brain path。 It’s the “focus” path in your brain， and it gets wider as you use it more。 Becoming a strong video gamer means that when you turn your attention to something， you can really focus。Games like Tetris can build your spatial （“SPAY-shell”） abilities。 That means you can learn to rotate things more easily in your mind’s eye。 This is an important skill in math and science。If you decide to get great at something， you tend to want to spend all your time doing it。 But the fact is， everybody else who is trying to get great at it is doing the same thing。 So how can you do better than they are if you’re doing exactly what they’re doing？ Ready to be surprised again？ The way to get better is to strike out in a completely different direction。 You learn about something else。 Anything else。 Whatever you learn， your brain finds a way to make those ideas useful for your main passion， often through metaphor。Writing notes by hand is better。 Even if you have lousy handwriting。* Remember， you need to make a set of brain-links out of the key ideas。 Amazingly， if you just type what you are hearing， the words flow onto the page without creating a set of links。 Into the ears， out of the hands， with no deep brain work in between。A good approach to note taking is to draw a line down one side of the page， about one-third of the way from the edge。 Write your first notes in the larger section。 Then later， when you review them， write even briefer key points in the smaller section。 Then look away and see if you can recall those key points。When you begin your test， here’s what you should do。 Start by quickly looking it over。 Make a little checkmark beside what you think are the hardest problems。 Then pick one of the hard problems and start working on it。 Yes， that’s right—a hard problem。 （Eat your frogs first！） Just work on this problem a minute or two—however long it takes until you feel like you’re stuck。 As soon as you feel yourself getting stuck， leave it。 Look for an easier problem to boost your confidence。 Do that next。 And then maybe another one。 Then go back to the hard problem。 You may now be able to make some progress。Just highlighting or underlining big chunks of text doesn’t put anything in your head。 Make brief notes about the key concepts you are reading。Use deliberate practice—focus on what you find most difficult。To be more creative and get better at something you are passionate about， you should spend a little time doing something very different。 This helps keep you mentally flexible and more creative。 。。。more
Simone Vittorini
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Watched the Coursera video training and it was great。Understood:- The "secret" to install anything deep into your subconscious mind so that you'll never forget it。。。 which is spaced repetition + active recall。- The difference between the two modes of the brain （focussed and diffused） and how they can help you to gain laser focus and get creative- How daily exercise can create "new neurons" through the hippocampus- The power of the memory palace and the use of mental images to remember miles long Watched the Coursera video training and it was great。Understood:- The "secret" to install anything deep into your subconscious mind so that you'll never forget it。。。 which is spaced repetition + active recall。- The difference between the two modes of the brain （focussed and diffused） and how they can help you to gain laser focus and get creative- How daily exercise can create "new neurons" through the hippocampus- The power of the memory palace and the use of mental images to remember miles long lists- Why you should always take marginal notes while you read and the research behind it- More things that I didn't need to know （like techniques to improve your tests results） but still found interesting 。。。more
CannedBeans
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Hot book
Cordelicacy
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Evidently， I have a lot to learn about learning。 This book covered active recall， regular material review， focused study， procrastination and reverse procrastination， studying in different places， interleaving， and studying things outside of your passion， to name a few。 It explained why these methods are effective in terms of how the brain works。 I was very engaged by the material and have already checked out other books by Barbara Oakley， one of the authors。 Thank you to Ina for recommending t Evidently， I have a lot to learn about learning。 This book covered active recall， regular material review， focused study， procrastination and reverse procrastination， studying in different places， interleaving， and studying things outside of your passion， to name a few。 It explained why these methods are effective in terms of how the brain works。 I was very engaged by the material and have already checked out other books by Barbara Oakley， one of the authors。 Thank you to Ina for recommending this book。 。。。more
Dieu Nguyen
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Đọc lại mấy lần vẫn thấy nó hay và có nhiều điều mới để đọc。
Emanuela
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Completo ed interessante。 Sebbene sia pensato per un pubblico molto giovane， credo che le illustrazioni possano risultare gravedoli anche per gli adulti， dal momento che rendono il tutto più leggero e giocoso。 Le nozioni non mancano e nemmeno gli esercizi con cui metterle subito in pratica。
Joshua Tanuwidjaya
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In my quest of improving my learning ability， this book serves as a great foundation。 Barbara shares the techniques， facts， and importance of learning how to learn in this book。 She shares it in simple English so that kids and young adults can easily understand。 Oh， and be prepared to see a lot of crazy creatures inside the book！
Anh Cong
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Awsome！
chongliang han
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Most exciting learnning book！
Aniketvishwarupe
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Really nice book about learning。 I still get Bar's weekly emails and read the book she suggests。 She never disappoints。 Very fun read。 I recommend this to everybody。 Really nice book about learning。 I still get Bar's weekly emails and read the book she suggests。 She never disappoints。 Very fun read。 I recommend this to everybody。 。。。more
Dan Gilbert
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An excellent guide for helping young learners understand the processes of the brain， learning， and academic development。 As an instructor of mathematics， I have seen， quiet frequently， the value of a lot of the techniques and theories discussed in this book， to the point where I have aimed to begin to teach them。 An excellent guide for students and parents alike。
Mohamed
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A must read for kids in school。 I truly wish i had this when i was in school。。
are we there yet
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I don't disagree with the basic methods， but the focus seems to be on math/science test-taking instead of learning any subject， and the author is really pushing the narrative that the only way kids will fail to do well in school is if they don't try hard enough--never mind their socioeconomic status and the head-start that some people have in life。 （Which reminds me。 At one point the author's message is that it's not enough to be good at something， but if everybody else is as good as you then yo I don't disagree with the basic methods， but the focus seems to be on math/science test-taking instead of learning any subject， and the author is really pushing the narrative that the only way kids will fail to do well in school is if they don't try hard enough--never mind their socioeconomic status and the head-start that some people have in life。 （Which reminds me。 At one point the author's message is that it's not enough to be good at something， but if everybody else is as good as you then you've failed。 Tell me this isn't a toxic idea to instill in the target audience。）This book made me realize that the only reason I did so well in school is because I had an aunt who was a college graduate who taught me how to prepare for a test at an early age。 I would not consider myself "smarter" because I learned these methods sooner than most people。 。。。more
Amy Blair
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I teach college freshmen Biology/Ex。 Science majors， and while this book is targeted a bit below college level， it's full of good nuggets and tips/tricks for students who struggle with figuring out how to succeed in their challenging science courses。 I'm definitely going to recommend the Pomodoro technique and the book to students。 I teach college freshmen Biology/Ex。 Science majors， and while this book is targeted a bit below college level， it's full of good nuggets and tips/tricks for students who struggle with figuring out how to succeed in their challenging science courses。 I'm definitely going to recommend the Pomodoro technique and the book to students。 。。。more
Asmita
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I think i was too grown for this book but id give it like 2。75 stars its really easy to read and it has some tips that would help you get into the mood for studying。 Its like if study-tube （ youtube of study channels） has a trailer it is this。 Its a great book if you are under 14 yrs old
Huy Le
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Một nghiên cứu về cách học và những vấn đề liên quan khác như khoa học não bộ， cách ghi nhớ， cách làm bài kiểm tra，。。。
Madison
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I really loved this book 。 It taught me to turn the negatives to a positive thing 。it taught me that poor memory can be a good thing in many ways and it was so good I couldn't put the book down 。 It took me 2 whole days to read ， which is the quickest I've read a book in a long time。 I will definitely give this a 5 star I really loved this book 。 It taught me to turn the negatives to a positive thing 。it taught me that poor memory can be a good thing in many ways and it was so good I couldn't put the book down 。 It took me 2 whole days to read ， which is the quickest I've read a book in a long time。 I will definitely give this a 5 star 。。。more
Clarence Remy
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Great insight and a good refresher to productivity nerds who need a solid review of concepts in a very beginner friendly way
Mike
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This book is a little gem。 Even though it's a guide for kids and teens， it's useful for adults as well。 I wish I had something like this when I was at school and could use its methods instead of the dreadful horrors of rote memorization。 I can't recommend this book enough。 This book is a little gem。 Even though it's a guide for kids and teens， it's useful for adults as well。 I wish I had something like this when I was at school and could use its methods instead of the dreadful horrors of rote memorization。 I can't recommend this book enough。 。。。more
Victor Park
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Very good。 Recommend to those who try to destroy reason and are anxious about it
Joachim
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Very helpful， a lot of practical tips， and it really breaks things down to make the neuroscience easy to understand。 Kind of simplified and almost too easy at points， even for a teenager like me。 But it's kind of meant to be targeted towards a younger audience。 I liked it and along with taking the online course on learning to learn earlier， I will definitely have some better knowledge of how to properly intake， memorize， and absorb things and be able to remember how learning works in the first p Very helpful， a lot of practical tips， and it really breaks things down to make the neuroscience easy to understand。 Kind of simplified and almost too easy at points， even for a teenager like me。 But it's kind of meant to be targeted towards a younger audience。 I liked it and along with taking the online course on learning to learn earlier， I will definitely have some better knowledge of how to properly intake， memorize， and absorb things and be able to remember how learning works in the first place。 A lot of good insight into how your memory works and this book does a great job of going into depth at an easy to understand level regarding how you can utilize your brain in helpful rather than hurtful ways to get ahead。 。。。more
storiesuntold
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An amazing book。 I tried to read at least one chapter a day and felt like I could remember it right after。 I'm actively engaged in activities of the book and seeing myself learning things naturally。 It’s great to remember the contents without trying to。 Barbara's method of using comparisons， metaphors has really worked and made neuron science become easier to understand。 Her octopus is brilliant！！！ Some of her ideas are quite similar to "I'm Gifted， So Are You！" by Adam Khoo， especially in memo An amazing book。 I tried to read at least one chapter a day and felt like I could remember it right after。 I'm actively engaged in activities of the book and seeing myself learning things naturally。 It’s great to remember the contents without trying to。 Barbara's method of using comparisons， metaphors has really worked and made neuron science become easier to understand。 Her octopus is brilliant！！！ Some of her ideas are quite similar to "I'm Gifted， So Are You！" by Adam Khoo， especially in memory techniques。 I didn't know weird stories and freaky pictures helped a lot in my studying。I enjoy every step of the process not just by reading it， also practicing it again and again =））） surely see my memory improvement and neuron alien buddies get stronger together day by day。Definitely a must-read and re-read。 。。。more
Shubh_27
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Beautifully crafted peice that everyone should read if they wanna grow。。。About learning stratergies ，who else can do this better than Barbara ！！
Melissa
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This book is a game changer for anyone interested in learning effectively。 I recommend it to teachers and students alike！
Minh Pham
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Phiên bản "đơn giản hóa" của cuốn "A Mind for Number"。 Cuốn sách hữu ích với cả trẻ em và người lớn。 Phiên bản "đơn giản hóa" của cuốn "A Mind for Number"。 Cuốn sách hữu ích với cả trẻ em và người lớn。 。。。more
Simon Stelzl
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Best book on learning I've read so far。 Not only for kids。 Best book on learning I've read so far。 Not only for kids。 。。。more
Rehman
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