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A well structured guide to learning
5 November 2015
In A Mind For Numbers, Barbara Oakley has compiled an extensive guide to effective study habits. The science behind the recommendations is communicated exceptionally well through the use of simplification and analogy. The practical advice is easy to implement in one's own study.
I liked that Barbara identifies the flaws in conventional study habits, such as passive rereading, which has given me confidence to depart from those habits in my own study, in order to adopt the recommendations in the book.
The book is also motivating. It has many accounts of students who have struggled in different areas of study, and have overcome their struggles by re-learning how to learn, in particular Barbara's own story.
I am recommending this book to anyone who will listen!