'The first, last, best, and only scientific guide to learning in the classroom' Daniel Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness
In this revolutionary guide to learning, Professor Dan Willingham helps you study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress and make learning a skill you can master and enjoy.
Based on the latest brain science, 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 a book for older children, university students and adult learners studying for the bar, medical exams and 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.
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Outsmart Your Brain
Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy
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- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
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Topic
Personal DevelopmentSubtopic
Time ManagementTable of contents
- Cover
- Advance Praise for Outsmart Your Brain
- Also by Daniel T. Willingham
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. How to Understand a Lecture
- 2. How to Take Lecture Notes
- 3. How to Learn from Labs, Activities, and Demonstrations
- 4. How to Reorganize Your Notes
- 5. How to Read Difficult Books
- 6. How to Study for Exams
- 7. How to Judge Whether You’re Ready for an Exam
- 8. How to Take Tests
- 9. How to Learn from Past Exams
- 10. How to Plan Your Work
- 11. How to Defeat Procrastination
- 12. How to Stay Focused
- 13. How to Gain Self-Confidence as a Learner
- 14. How to Cope with Anxiety
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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