Outsmart Your Brain - Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy

***A WINNER OF THE 2023 OUTSTANDING WORKS OF LITERATURE (OWL) AWARDS***

In this revolutionary guide to learning, Professor Dan Willingham uses fascinating brain science to help you study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress and make learning a skill you can master and enjoy.

Outsmart Your Brain offers specific strategies for reading, listening and taking tests, covering the practical aspects like optimum note taking, how to read difficult books and good exam technique, coupled with the psychological challenges of dealing with anxiety, fighting procrastination and developing good focus.

Smart, enlightening and immensely practical, this is an ideal book for university students, as well as for older children and adult learners studying for the bar, medical exams or other professional qualifications. Also useful for teachers of all ages and stages, Outsmart Your Brain is a handbook for successful learning, teaching you how to battle your brain's own mechanisms to study more efficiently, vastly improve your grades and make learning a genuinely fun experience.

About the author

Daniel T. Willingham, professor of cognitive science at the University of Virginia, is one of the most brilliant and prominent experts on learning in the world. He is well-known to New York Times readers through his opinion columns on the psychology of modern life.

Summary

A smart and practical guide to effective studying, successful exam technique and enjoyable learning

Foreword

A smart and practical guide to effective studying, successful exam technique and enjoyable learning

Product details

• Authors: DANIEL T WILINGHAM, Daniel Willingham, Willingham Daniel
• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.08.2022
• EAN: 9781788167758
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-775-8
• No. of pages: 321
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Self-help, personal development and practical advice