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.
Apr 16
Want to speak another language? Learn from Europeans
Every time I watch interviews from places like Budapest, I'm struck by how well young Europeans speak English. It isn't because their schools suddenly got better — I don't think classroom instruction has changed much at all. What changed is access. The internet, social media, You ... Show More
8m 50s
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