How We Learn

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The powerful, super-fresh new science of how the brain learns What if almost everything we have been told about learning is wrong? And what if there is a way to achieve more with less effort? From an early age, it is drilled into us: learning is about self-discipline. We are told we must confine ourselves to solitary study areas, turn off the music and retain a strict routine if we are to ace that test, memorize that presentation or nail that piano recital. But in How We Learn, Benedict Carey shows how some of the qualities we think of as our worst enemies - laziness, ignorance, distraction - can actually work in our favour. Filled with powerful, often thrillingly counter-intuitive wisdom, stories and practical tips, How We Learn shakes up everything we thought we knew about how our brains absorb and retain information, and gives us the tools to reach our fullest potential in every walk of life. This book will help you to learn Spanish - or the Spanish guitar - faster.This book will give an athlete the edge to turn Silver into Gold.This book will give any child the chance to perform better in exams. Full stop.How We Learn is a landmark book that shakes up everything we thought we knew about how the brain absorbs and retains information. Filled with powerful - and often thrillingly counter-intuitive - wisdom, stories and practical tips, it gets to the very heart of the learning process; and gives us the keys to reach our very fullest potential in every walk of life.'This book is a revelation. I feel as if I've owned a brain for 54 years and only now discovered the operating manual . . . Benedict Carey serves up fascinating, surprising and valuable discoveries with clarity, wit, and heart.' Mary Roach, bestselling author of Stiff'Whether you struggle to remember a client's name, aspire to learn a new language, or are a student battling to prepare for the next test, this book is a must. I know of no other source that pulls together so much of what we know about the science of memory, and couples it with practical, practicable advice.' Daniel T. Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia'Buy this book for yourself and for anyone who wants to learn faster and better.' Daniel Coyle, bestselling author of The Talent Code'As fun to read as it is important, and as much about how to live as it is about how to learn. Benedict Carey's skills as a writer, plus his willingness to mine his own history as a student, give the book a wonderful narrative quality that makes it all the more accessible - and all the more effective as a tutorial.' Robert A. Bjork, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California

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Benedict Carey (Auteur) - Verschenen op 01/06/2015 bij Mc Millan Libri