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Books by Daniel T. Willingham

Daniel Willingham is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1992. Until about 2000, his research focused solely on the brain basis of learning and memory. Today, all of his research concerns the application of cognitive psychology to K-16 education. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Why Don't Students Like School?, and most recently, Outsmart Your Brain. His writing on education has appeared in twenty-three languages. ​In 2017 he was appointed by President Obama to serve as a Member of the National Board for Education Sciences.

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Outsmart Your Brain

Daniel T. Willingham

When we try to learn something, paradoxically, our brain often behaves as our worst enemy - it makes us act on impulse, choose things that seem to bring benefits but don’t or connect ideas linearly when our instructors expect us to connect them hierarchically. Therefore, if you want to become better at learning, the key is not to let your brain outsmart you, and Willingham’s guide on efficient learning teaches you how.

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