Many people try to read and reread things to force them into their brains through massed practice. 🛑 This is not the best way to learn things!
📚 We need to learn how to learn, as described in the book "Make Things Stick" by Peter C. Brown.
In this video I share with you the most helpful tips and information.
Nov 6
Le français au Québec, mythes et realité
Join me for a conversation with Geneviève Breton, a passionate French teacher from Quebec, recorded during my trip to the province in October. We talked about language, culture, and what makes learning French in Quebec so unique.
15m 10s
Sep 2023
Beyond Lazy Learning — The Keys to Gaining and Retaining Knowledge
<p>Ever wondered why, after hours of reading and highlighting, you still feel unprepared for that big test? Or why, shortly after a work training, you can’t remember much of what was said and how to apply it? Or why you have trouble comprehending a difficult book?</p><p>Whether y ... Show More
47m 39s
Apr 2018
#31 Barbara Oakley: Learning How to Learn
Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley. Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, unive ... Show More
1h 34m