How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens

by Benedict Carey

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In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can apply it to our own lives.

From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline, that we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual if we want to ace that test, memorize that presentation, or nail that piano...Read more
  • ISBN10 0812993896
  • ISBN13 9780812993899
  • Publish Date 9 September 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Random House
  • Format eBook
  • Language English