Learn Like a Pro
by Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe
A short, practical guide to evidence-based study: focused and diffuse modes, active recall, spacing, procrastination tools, test-taking. For students and anyone learning.
Read it if…
you want the study science in an hour.
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Skip it if…
you have read Make It Stick.
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Three things you will actually use
- Recall, don't reread.
- Space it.
- Pomodoro-style focus sprints.
Do this first
Replace rereading with recall tonight.
Our verdict
Study science, briefly.
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