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About the Course

Mindshift is designed to help boost your career and life in today’s fast-paced learning environment. Whatever your age or stage, Mindshift teaches you essentials such as how to get the most out of online learning and MOOCs, how to seek out and work with mentors, the secrets to avoiding career ruts (and catastrophes) and general ruts in life, and insights such as the value of selective ignorance over general competence. We’ll provide practical insights from science about how to learn and change effectively even in maturity, and we’ll build on what you already know to take your life’s learning in fantastic new directions. This course is designed to show you how to look at what you’re learning, and your place in what’s unfolding in the society around you, so you can be what you want to be, given the real world constraints that life puts on us all. You’ll see that by using certain mental tools and insights, you can learn and do more—far more—than you might have ever dreamed! This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or subsequent to, its companion course, Learning How to Learn. (Mindshift is more career focused, and Learning How to Learn is more learning focused.)...

Top reviews

LV

Apr 30, 2020

I enjoyed this MOOC. It is very well-done and clearly covers the topics of mindshifting along with career advancement. Also--good illustrations and visuals/sounds which assist in the learning process.

DI

Oct 30, 2020

Great course! This is a lot more general than Learning about Learning but is also useful nonetheless. I like the focus on keeping positive and being confident in your potential despite our weaknesses.

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By Kiran M M

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May 2, 2020

Thanks to Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski for Mindshift. It was a wonderful course. One of the interesting things it taught me is to broaden my skills rather than those that are my passion. I am actively working on it. Thank you so much :)

By Rogério C

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Oct 6, 2017

The course is excellent! Anyone who wishes to pursue a path of continuous improvement in their development will benefit greatly from the content addressed here. Give yourself the means for your own personal and professional development: take this course!

By VISHWA S

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May 7, 2020

This is the best MOOC I have ever learned. Professor Barbara Oakley is a very engaging person. One thing I just wanted to suggest is that the quality of videos could have been better. I just love this course. Thank you so much, Coursera and Mindshift.

By Katherine T

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Mar 9, 2021

Truly amazing! Even though I am a middle age lifelong learner already, this pushed my boundaries of what I thought possible for myself. I learned loads and also reframed some of the issues I had with topics I always wanted to learn, but struggled with.

By Chairman M

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Jun 28, 2020

Perfect Course for anyone Willing to learn how to Shift from Old methods of learning to up to date ways of thinking and learning and understanding material and careers in life in a great way that would be highly influential to your present and future .

By Fariha N E A

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Nov 3, 2020

Talking style of Barbara Ma'm attracting me most and this is the 1st reason I have completed this course. She has talked wonderfully about many things, I am amazed by those. Now I want to do the course "Learning how to learn".

Thanks and wish me luck!!

By MA. C T E

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Aug 29, 2020

This MOOC is very interesting and informative that is highly recommended for both young and adult learners who feel imposter, stagnant, and bored in their career life. After you have finished this course, you can do more, change more, and learn more.

By Salena C

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May 10, 2020

This course was very informative in helping me see "flaws" in a more positive way and giving me additional tools that will help me during my learning journey. The professors are very engaging and make the material fun to learn. I highly recommend it.

By Fang T ( L

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Apr 22, 2020

Great course using neuroscience to make sense of common problems we face in the journey of learning! I finished the course in 1.5 week by speeding up the videos. All the speakers are very eloquent and the quiz is a great review to ensure comprehension

By satnur K

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Nov 19, 2017

Excellent course for thinking about ourself and a good way to improve the overall behaviour. I have heard advices never heard before. The professors have a very positive attitude and share their knowledges and experiences.

Definitely worth following.

By Mrunal V

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Sep 30, 2020

Exceptional. I am so glad i took this course. It has helped me gain a whole new and changed perspective about learning and hopefully will improve my overall performance since i have already started to apply it actively and can see the changes slowly.

By Tampourlou A

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Jul 15, 2020

Loved it! This course helped me a great deal in gaving me an insight of the value of change and learning, using my existing knowledge and experience, finding out what I can achieve, and discovering my potential. Great work, thank you a million times!

By Roshan B P

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Jun 11, 2020

It is the best MOOC ever I watched. with professors, nice Interaction with us, and good editing, and questions are also very nice. I suggest everyone take this course no matter whats your Background and your life will going to change I guarantee you.

By Ana L L

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Aug 22, 2018

Professor Barbara and Professor Terrence are amazing and crystal clear. Presentations have rarely more than 5 minutes each. I highly recommend this course to everyone that is concerned about using their brain more effectively and keeping it thriving.

By Mayank P

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May 10, 2020

Thank you for changing my life and my perspective. I always used to think that intelligence is an innate quality. But this course helped me to break all those false preconceptions that the society stored in me. Thank you for giving me a second life.

By Alexander M

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May 9, 2020

I highly recommend this course to anybody regardless if you been out of school for a while or continuing your education from high school to college it teach you a lot and open your mind on the perception of learning great course. Thank you Coursera.

By Emil L X B

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Nov 4, 2020

This course helped changed my outlook on online learning and get me out of my learning funk. It is a great motivational course for those who want to learn but sometimes feel that they can't or simply don't have what it takes to learn something new.

By PATRIZIA S

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Sep 17, 2020

I really loved this course. I feel motivated now to continuous learning and moreover I feel more self confident because I learned that: I can learn everything I want, I can change everything I want, I can rely on my bad qualities to succed in life.

By Vaishali P

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Jul 29, 2020

Mindshift is effective online MOOC. This is my first MOOC .I have learned how to select MOOC, what should be there in the MOOC. Life long learning is important for mental and physical health.Broadening the passion in the personal life and in work.

By Stella K

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Jun 6, 2020

This was an eye-opening and reviving course. I really enjoyed the structure and teaching of the MOOC.

Both professors were clear, added practical and extensive examples, and added humor to the course. I definitely recommend this course to everybody,

By Aliya A

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May 6, 2020

Surprisingly good! I learn a lot about expanding limitation and becoming a better learner through scientific research and psychological approach. The class has a bite size video that does not bore you. They also provide you with external reference.

By Aung T H

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Apr 28, 2020

I like simply attractive teachings, talks & presentations inside the course. It's so well-arranged that just a no-brainer to learn how to learn & also how to keep your mind fresh. Most effective ways to learn all new thing in the world were taught.

By Fish N

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Mar 8, 2018

Really needed to do this course before starting to study again as my mind was constantly going in so many different directions all day, leading to mild depression. I feel this course was best thing I could have done as it not only shifted my mindse

By Sung H J

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Apr 14, 2020

This process helped me change my mind. Most of all, it was nice to hear from you about various examples. Also, metaphors were fun.

For those who are taking this course, I recommend that you listen quickly and go back to the front and listen again.

By Jesús S

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Jun 12, 2018

Excellent course, I would recommend to take after learning how to learn. As always Barbara left me impressed with how much she can make you change in a positive way. Definitely the best professor there is online. I hope she continues making MOOCS.