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  • Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything
  • By: Ulrich Boser
  • Narrated by: Tom Parks
  • Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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By: Ulrich Boser
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For centuries, experts have argued that learning was about memorizing information: You're supposed to study facts, dates, and details, burn them into your memory, and then apply that knowledge at opportune times. But this approach to learning isn't nearly enough for the world that we live in today, and in Learn Better journalist and education researcher Ulrich Boser demonstrates that how we learn can matter just as much as what we learn.

In this brilliantly researched book, Boser maps out the new science of learning, showing how simple techniques like comprehension check-ins and making material personally relatable can help people gain expertise in dramatically better ways. He covers six key steps to help listeners "learn how to learn," all illuminated with fascinating stories like how Jackson Pollock developed his unique painting style and why an ancient Japanese counting device allows kids to do math at superhuman speeds. Boser's witty, engaging writing makes this book feel like a guilty pleasure, not homework.

Learn Better will revolutionize the way students and society alike approach learning and makes the case that being smart is not an innate ability - learning is a skill everyone can master. With Boser as their guide, listeners will be able to fully capitalize on their brain's remarkable ability to gain new skills and open up a whole new world of possibilities.

©2017 Ulrich Boser (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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  • JL
  • 06-03-2020

This is a very good book, if a little belaboured

The importance of this book cannot be understated. Popularising the research on effective learning processes is amongst the most important topics of our modern society. Authors like Ulrich are essential to this process and he does an excellent job at bringing this research to life through stories and real life examples. His narrative skills are very good. The book is very well researched, and he has spoken to many of the experts he quotes, bringing a fullness to the text. This is also the source of my one very minor complaint. Sometimes there are too many examples that are detailed too fully and at times I found myself skipping ahead. I feel a little bit silly complaining about the fact that he was explaining things too well. This is a minor point however. Overall the book is very good. It’s important, it’s well written and very definitely worth the investment of time.

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