In a constantly changing world, one of the best ways to thrive and become indispensable is to pick up relevant skills as you grow. As we choose to upgrade ourselves, learning how to learn becomes even ...

My guest poster, Steve Peha, founder of Teaching That Makes Sense, Inc., comments on recent psychological research showing that kids spend more time using the five least effective learning techniques ...

Effort matters. Persistence matters. Resilience matters. Where success is concerned — however you choose to define success, because it is a choice — plenty of things matter. Especially the ability to ...

Let's say that you want to learn concepts A, B, and C. The traditional model of education has you master each in turn through massed practice: AAABBBCCC. Interleaving mixes this up, for example: ...

Malcolm Gladwell may or may not have been completely right when he claimed that becoming a true expert in any subject requires 10,000 hours of practice, but whether his exact number stands up to ...

Unlock academic success by adopting strategic study techniques. The article highlights eight proven methods, including the Pomodoro Technique, spaced repetition, and active recall, to enhance focus ...

Are you highlighter happy? If so, you can blame that B- on the bright fluorescent pink, yellow and greens lines running through your textbooks. When it comes to study techniques, highlighters, ...