Already Smarter: Simple Strategies for Effective Learning

Learning is the bridge that takes us from where we are today to where we want to go tomorrow. In today’s rapidly changing world, learning can be a powerful asset. Learning how to learn can help you acquire new skills, change your thinking, and advance your dreams. Already Smarter offers research-informed guidance to help you become a more confident, effective, and efficient learner. Written in a clear, actionable style for professionals, students, and lifelong learners, this book offers more than one hundred practical strategies to help you demystify the learning process and accomplish more. You’ll find • strategies drawn from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and educational psychology that are organized into twenty overarching themes; • examples that demonstrate how mixing, matching, and combining strategies can amplify your success; • opportunities to reflect on your own learning and design personalized plans and practices.