Interesting and helpful. Both professors are very positive and optimistic which is very encouraging. The course gives a lot of great techniques and tricks on how to study more effectively while also giving some elementary information on how the brain and memory work which is also interesting. I gladly recommend this course for anyone, especially college students who have problems with studying.

it was one of the most eye-opening courses that I've taken, I'm always struggling to memorize loads of information, but this course taught me to trust myself & the process & just keep pushing & "GIVE MYSELF TIME" to allow the information to be absorbed (which is the opposite of what we learned in schools/universities, unfortunately) which was the most critical thing I've taken from this course

This is my first time studying on Coursera, and I'm a bit unfamiliar and skeptical about the quality of this course. But luckily, I was wrong, the course gave me a lot of knowledge and understanding about how the brain works and showed me the right learning methods. Thank you Coursera for offering me this wonderful course, thank you Barbara Oakley and Dr.Terrence Sejnowski for helpful lessons.

I've found that this course has helped lay clear based on evidence the best ways to tackle learning efficiently. It can definitely be taken and applied in any facet of everyday life and is a useful skill to have. One more interesting thing is that it has definitely provided a diagnosis to my problems of tackling subjects efficiently in the past, so it has been very valuable in that sense.

The most phenomenal course I’ve taken. Taught me that we learn “learning” differently at each stage of our lives. I toke this course twice and the first time it was in my mid-50s taiko it again at late 50s and learned even more. I only wish that what I know now I knew in my 20’s a30’s. But alas, don’t we all. I applaud all the professors and please know that I will continue coming back to it.

Incredible course. It opened my mind to a lot of many things. The knowledge and technics gained in this course are worth taking for life. Knowing how your brain works and more specifically how it learns made me understand a lot of things and made me change how i thought or was taught to do it. I hope now to learn a lot of new things and destroy my mentality of "hating to learn" made by school.

This is a hands-on (or brains-on) course that introduces ideas and techniques that are applicable to daily life, be it studying or work. The Pomodoro technique (25 minutes of timed and focused work) has helped me develop better study habits, and the concepts of interleaving and diffused thinking have helped me take a new approach to studying and figuring out solutions for my professional life.

This is a great course! I really appreciate having stumbled across it in a blog post online. It has taught me a better understanding of myself and how I might better apply myself in my learning to compliment and expand my career and personal life. Yes, the videos are a bit corny at times, but they're memorable (ha!). I really appreciated how Dr. Oakley approached the topics and discussed them.

It was a life-changing and insightful course. At first, I thought this would be a boring lecture but I was so wrong. I have always had problems focusing and remembering things, but after this course, I learned strategies and tricks to help me study. Barb Oakley and Terry Sejnowski were very kind and welcoming. And thank you Coursera for making this course available for free. Thank you all !!!

It was a very interesting course. I honestly felt both the instructors Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski are my friends and not intimidating lecturers. I loved, absolutely loved ,Dr. Barbara's story of how she had a career change. Her words and story resonated with me. And although Dr. Terrence ,as described by Dr. Barbara a living legend ,is a very humble down to earth person.

The course focus on very importance subject, that is how to learn and understand things, deal with procrastination, recall and grasp knowledge, learn smoothly and efficiently and become more productive. I would absolutely recommend this course, this it taught how to deal with problems, especially with temporary frustration, and introduces us to our brain functioning in a very interesting way.

amazing course offerd by yale university.

we must try this courses.

well, we learn many thing from our day to day life and experience , this course give me lots of new fundamental hints for my life lesson.

in this course chunkig, using mode of brain and memories ,make schedule for routine, control of thoughts are very use full.

i think i give my time to this particuller course is frutfull

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It was indeed a very helpful course. I was able to understand the little intricacies behind the entire process of learning in a short span of time. The course provided so many amazing techniques and the necessary confidence that I required to pursue new and amazing things happening around the world. The instructors have, actually, sharpened my mind, without ever knowing me. Thank you to them.

This course is awesome. I have learn a lot about how to bring the most out of my brain and understand how my brain really work in term of learning. After you've learned this course, I promise that your study method will improve and you will get many technique for studying also can adapt into your working.Thank you Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski for this such a wonderful course.

This course is really awesome. It helped me understand how my brain works and this will be very beneficial to me. I've learned some techniques and put them into action and the results were really perfect. Thanks want be enough for what I've learned, actually, this might be a turning point in my whole life. So, thanks for every single person who participated in providing us with this course. ♥

This course covers the physical and psychological aspects of learning (i.e., how you feel when procrastinating, and what chemicals affect which parts of learning). I liked that it did not try to fit everyone into a mould, but still gave tips on the most effective ways a person learns. The instructors are quite nice and the lectures are very short which makes it easy to take in smaller chunks.

This course presents a very nice overview of how the mind works in relation to learning and why some studying techniques are more effective than others as a consequence.

The content can feel a little bit shallow at times but is presented in a very engaging way and with lots of pointers for people who want to deepen the knowledge of a particular aspect.

All in all I highly recommend this course!

Learning How to Learn ha sido una de las experiencias más enriquecedoras en mi vida, tanto para mi desarrollo personal como para mi vida como eterno estudiante. No solo aprendí como aprender, sino también, a amar el estudio. Impartido por excelentes y devotos mentores por quienes siento un profundo agradecimiento y admiración. Soy estudiante en mi tercer año de carrera como Médico y Cirujano.

Very wonderful teachings and advice for learning, unlearning, and relearning. There are so many skills to remember that you can bring forth with you as you proceed in whatever career you choose! I'm so grateful to have ahd this experience so I can pass on these skills as well as use them for my own benefit when learning new topics in computer programming and information technology.

Thank you!

I was overjoyed to be able to take this course. Despite having studied for years, I absolutely benefited from this course and learned a lot. I want to thank all of the professors and speakers, especially Dr. Barbar Oakley, from the bottom of my heart. I highly recommend that any scholar learn about and study this course because it is helpful for students and applies to all fields of study.

There was a lot of good insight and handy tricks and tools to help manage the brain's capacity for learning varied/difficult subjects. Plenty of practical application alongside more abstract theoretical concepts, as well as some interesting (and important!) topics in neuroscience. A literal Boat Load of resources provided for further reading &c, to flesh out the topics covered in the course.

This course is very much effective and helpful for students and other people too. This course have made learning easy and more interesting. This course have many effective and useful tricks which will help you in studying infact help you in studying more effectively. This will help you in improving your grades and learning skills. You can grasp topics easily and improve yourself in studying.

Exciting even when you already know about some of the concepts and techniques. The Videos focus on the key concepts in a fun an memorable way, the additional material was always helpful and the repetition (in the videos and the exams) maximized the outcome. The one thing I wished would be an update of the "further reading" section (all the articles and papers have been published around 2014)

Ce cours était vraiment incroyable. Il a complètement changé ma manière d'apprendre et aussi et ma manière d'approcher une connaissance. Ce cours m'a fait réalisé que je n'étudiais pas de manière à optimiser mon temps d'études et il m'a proposé de nombreuses solutions. Ce cours à complètement changé ma façon d'apprendre et par la même occasion à rendre l'apprentissage beaucoup plus agréable.

I have learnt (and am still learning) so many helpful techniques in this course. More importantly, I understand why they are important. I have made so many of the common learning mistakes they describe but feel confident I can overcome them for present and future learning. Barbara and Terrence are fabulous facilitators. Wonderful course. Highly recommended to anyone at any stage of learning.