Outsmart Your Brain

"The first, last, best, and only scientific guide to learning in the classroom" - Daniel Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness.

In this revolutionary guide to learning, Professor Dan Willingham helps you study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress, and make learning a skill you can master and enjoy.

Based on the latest brain science, Outsmart Your Brain offers specific strategies for reading, listening, and taking tests. It covers the practical aspects like optimum note-taking, how to read difficult books, and good exam techniques, coupled with the psychological challenges of dealing with anxiety, fighting procrastination, and developing good focus.

Smart, enlightening, and immensely practical, this is a book for older children, university students, and adult learners studying for the bar, medical exams, and other professional qualifications.

Also useful for teachers of all ages and stages, Outsmart Your Brain is a handbook for successful learning. It teaches you how to battle your brain's own mechanisms to study more efficiently, vastly improve your grades, and make learning a genuinely fun experience.