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Front Matter
5 chapters2
Part I: The Foundations — How Learning Actually Works
7 chapters- Part I: The Foundations — How Learning Actually Works
- Chapter 1: Everything You Think You Know About Learning Is (Probably) Wrong
- Chapter 2: How Memory Works: Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval — The Three-Act Play Inside Your Head
- Chapter 3: Your Brain on Learning: The Neuroscience You Actually Need to Know
- Chapter 4: The Myth Graveyard — Learning Styles, Speed Reading, Multitasking, and Other Lies That Waste Your Time
- Chapter 5: What Makes Learning Stick — The Principles That Actually Work (Overview)
- Chapter 6: Metacognition — Thinking About Your Own Thinking
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Part II: The Techniques — The Evidence-Based Toolkit
11 chapters- Part II: The Techniques — The Evidence-Based Toolkit
- Chapter 7: Retrieval Practice: Why Testing Yourself Is the Most Powerful Learning Strategy Known to Science
- Chapter 8: Spaced Repetition: The Schedule That Defeats the Forgetting Curve
- Chapter 9: Interleaving: Why Mixing It Up Beats Blocking Every Time
- Chapter 10: Elaboration and Elaborative Interrogation: Connecting New Knowledge to What You Already Know
- Chapter 11: Dual Coding and Visualization: Why Two Representations Beat One
- Chapter 12: Desirable Difficulties: Why Making Learning Harder Makes It Better
- Chapter 13: Note-Taking That Actually Works: Evidence-Based Strategies for Capturing and Processing Information
- Chapter 14: Reading for Understanding: How to Get More from Books, Papers, and Textbooks
- Chapter 15: Focus, Attention, and Deep Work: Protecting Your Learning Time in the Age of Distraction
- Chapter 16: Sleep, Exercise, and the Body-Brain Connection: The Physical Foundations of Learning
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Part III: Building Expertise — From Beginner to Mastery
7 chapters- Part III: Building Expertise — From Beginner to Mastery
- Chapter 17: The Stages of Skill Acquisition: Novice, Competent, Proficient, Expert
- Chapter 18: Deliberate Practice: What Ericsson Actually Said (Not What Gladwell Told You)
- Chapter 19: Feedback: The Information That Accelerates Learning (When Done Right)
- Chapter 20: Transfer: How to Apply What You Learned to New Situations
- Chapter 21: Mental Models: How Experts Organize Knowledge Differently Than Novices
- Chapter 22: Motivation, Mindset, and the Psychology of Persistence
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Part IV: Learning in Specific Domains
7 chapters- Part IV: Learning in Specific Domains
- Chapter 23: Learning Academic Subjects: Study Strategies for School and University
- Chapter 24: Physical Skills — Learning Sports, Dance, Music, and Movement
- Chapter 25: Language Learning — The Science of Second Language Acquisition
- Chapter 26: Learning to Code — The Deliberate Practice Path Through Tutorial Hell
- Chapter 27: Professional Skills — Learning From Work When Work Is the Teacher
- Chapter 28: Learning in the Age of AI — What to Learn When AI Can Do Everything
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Part V: Designing Your Learning Environment
5 chapters- Part V: Designing Your Learning Environment
- Chapter 29: Designing Your Study System: From Technique Collection to Integrated Practice
- Chapter 30: Your Physical and Digital Environment: Removing Friction and Adding Cues
- Chapter 31: Learning with Others: Study Groups, Peer Teaching, and Social Learning
- Chapter 32: Assessment and Self-Evaluation: How to Know If You're Actually Learning
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Part VI: Teaching and Sharing Learning
5 chapters8
Part VII: Synthesis and Your Learning Future
3 chapters9
Appendices
9 chapters10
Instructor Guide
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