How the Brain Learns: Study Smarter, Not Harder

Did you know the human brain forgets up to 50% of what it learns within just 24 hours? Discover why – and how to prevent it – in this fascinating exploration of how the brain learns.

After completing this course, you will know the following:

– How to quickly convince your brain to form long-term memories

– The neuroscience behind why students work hard to learn something one day but forget it the next

– How to implement the science-backed strategies of active recall and spaced repetition

– Which common study techniques have been found to be shockingly ineffective for long-term learning and what to do instead

– What free apps can help you study smarter, not harder – and easy, completely screen-free options, too!

– Super-quick, science-based study techniques that are ridiculously easy to squeeze into your busy schedule

Although aimed at upper high school and early college, this class has been popular with everyone from adults to homeschoolers as young as 5th grade, who studied with help from their parents.

This class will teach you all the best strategies that I learned during my time at the University of Cambridge (MPhil Psychology & Education) and my many years as a middle and high school educator as the founder of Mind the Test Tutoring.

Many thanks to my favorite education psychology writers and researchers whose ideas have inspired and appeared in this course: Ali Abdaal, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel, Peter C. Brown, Patrice Bain, and Pooja K. Agarwal.