The learning techniques and how the brain works that can be learned from this course is very insightful. I particularly like the mnemonic and memory palace techniques because I want to improve my memory and creativity. I tried applying some of the techniques into my studies and I can say that I have retained what I learned better because I am less stressed due to sufficient sleep and the diffused mode of thinking as the course has taught. The things taught here can even be applied to lifelong learning, so overall, it's a great course!

This course touched on a plethora of researched material that, if applied, will undoubtedly make your learning more effective. The knowledge and tools that this course has shared will, without a doubt, make my journey in life much more enriching. As humans, we are curious, and through curiosity, we learn and create new synapses in our minds. Having taken a course that assists in effectuating this learning process will prove priceless in the days ahead.

Thank you, Dr. Barbara Oakley & Dr. Terrence Sejnowski, for creating such a course

I very much recommend taking this course. It presents basic neuroscience topics as they relate to learning, memory and test taking in a simple and approachable way. It also encourages you to reflect often throughout the course so that you think of ways to apply the concepts to your own experiences. The instructor is an expert and is a great speaker that keeps you engaged. I enjoyed listening to the videos while driving my car, and because of the course's good structure and assessments, feel I internalized much of the information well.

I simply loved this course. Dr. Oakley and Dr Sejnowski were wonderful, informative, and inspiring teachers. These two professors allowed this course to smoothly help you teach yourself. The suggestive reading will aid me in my future studies and the guests on the videos were important to me because it let me know I am not the only person to have really tried hard to learn a subject and not succeed. This course gave me the mental tools to try again. Finishing this course with a score over ninety percent! Incredibly happy results!

I have had a medical doctorate for almost 30 years and have always considered myself a very poor student; avid reader, avid learner- but a poor student. Now it is amazing to me to discover that not only was I correct, but that there are some very concrete, evidence based, efficient and simple methods by which to become an excellent student. Time spent has always been important, but the opportunity to make any time spent well worth the investment is invaluable. Truly excellent course, that I have already and will continue to recommen

Throw out your old ideas about learning and studying! No more cramming, re-reading, or excessive highlighting. Bring on the self-testing, deliberate practice, and interleaving. And don't forget to get some descent sleep and exercise, too.

The concepts I learned through this class are already paying dividends for me. The material is presented in short video segments that allow time for your brain's diffuse mode to help you along. I also browsed through the optional interviews and readings which are excellent.

Highly recommended!

I wish I had known about this course much earlier—I would have achieved great results and excellent skills in managing and, most importantly, memorizing! It was exceptional and extremely interesting. Now I have the right tools for fast and well-structured academic studying, as well as strategies to manage procrastination. The professors, Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski, were outstanding. Additionally, the in-depth insights and interviews with professionals from various careers at the end of each module provide practical advice.

This course provides phenomenally powerful tools for improving your ability to learn, as well as a deeper understanding of the best available models for how our brains work. All of the material is backed by scientific research, which is well-cited throughout the course. The instructors are both entertaining and informative, creating a really great learning environment. I have recommended this course to all of my friends, though I can't recommend it highly enough. You owe it to yourself to make this the next course that you complete.

After 50 years of learning there is still much to learn about how to learn! This course describes some of the brain's mechanisms related to learning and prescribes tips and methods to overcome frequently encountered impediments to learning; such as procrastination, over-learning, einstellung, illusions of competence, etc. Presented in a joyous style by Dr's Oakley, and Sejnowski, makes you want to dust off the old Calculus text to see what you missed the first time around. Wonderful for the wide-eyed young and the young at heart!

I am a university student in my fourth year. I suffered from forgetting what I spent years learning. When I presented this problem to my friends, I was recommended by one of them to this course and it was really an enjoyable experience. Now I am more able to remember the things I am learning and finally I loved Dr. Barbara Oakley she was more than a friend she felt me as i'm home. Dr. Terrence Sejnowski was totally academic i felt it in this way but it was also interesting since i still an academic student so it felt me comfortable

Don't procrastinate. Stop it. Say I am going to work 25 mins. then break and relax. While learning, understand the core concepts, give some time, or few days. Come back and check your understanding, Learn at interleaved intervals; Sleep well for your brain to be super-functional. Walk, jog, breathe fresh air. Let your creative part of the brain stimulate. You can learn new concepts ! You can!! Those interviews... really cool part of coursera, you need to hear from the experts.Thanks Barbara and Dr.S. and Coursera, Simply Amazing!!

The two Drs. Oakley and Seg were perfect, no distracting mannerism or verbal quirks. I like there slow mature deliveries and how the projected verbal content was totally in sync with the graphics content. The voluntary readings at the conclusion of a week's material were insightful and force multiplier to the course. Please keep that feature. As I intend to take advantage of my work furlough during Covid the tools of Learning How to Learn were the right mix before starting a more ambitious learning routine going forward. Thank you!

The course provides powerful strategies to get your mind where you want it to be in an effort to realize your personal and professional goals. Tools and resources are in abundance as well. Learn how to learn, and specifically, learn how YOU learn, so that you can set yourself up for the successes we crave. The above is a pre-made paragraph that I felt no need in changing because it's all true. I desired mental tools to help me learn and find consistency and discipline in my successes. Thank you for the wealth of knowledge provided!

I am a 63 year old who is setting out on a new journey. This has been my first ' course' in 24 years. It has been fascinating and informative. Gently presented so that My confidence has not been undermined and with the frequent testing to help me gain confidence has now enabled me to look to furthering my studies.

Coursera has come up with a fine platform and as I have no funds I feel I am free to explore in my own time to a point where I am confident enough to look for funding to fulfill my dreams of a new life.

Thank You so Much

This is perhaps one the most useful and essential course that I have came across. This is for everyone who wants to and love to learn things not just for the sake of doing it but for understanding the nuances of it and making it permanent. I could appreciate many ideas from this course those I were already practicing in studies and made me think of ideas I were lacking while I used to study. I am definitely going to apply as much approaches mentioned in this course as possible in my studies. Thanks for making a such a good course.

Very well explained in details that how a human brain behave when we are trying to learn the new things, the concepts explained in this course is really exists and can be correlated when before this course i was reading somethings. and i have really felt most of the wrong thing i was doing earlier, now after this course i know while learning what is mistake my doing, how can i transfer memorues from working memory to long term memory, how chunking is helpful, how metaphors help is remembering and recalling the things and so on...

I have recently received an EdD in adult education and as a result have learned a lot of theories of adult learning. This course really enlightened me to the biology of learning and helps me better understand the ``why`` of the theories and how many of them, seemingly unrelated on the surface, really complement each other. I appreciate they way the content was delivered, in a straight forward, easy to understand format which helps us to master the material quickly and apply it to our lives.

Thank you Drs. Oakley and Sejnowski!!!

Learning How to Learn is a transformative course for anyone tackling complex subjects. It introduces practical techniques like chunking, focused learning, and managing procrastination, which make even the most challenging topics approachable. As someone passionate about mastering software engineering, I found the strategies invaluable for breaking down difficult concepts and staying consistent. The course is concise, engaging, and packed with actionable insights—perfect for anyone looking to unlock their full learning potential.

I really want to congratulate you for this interesting and useful course for the life of each one of the people who take it. In my case personally, if I would like to certify myself, but I do not have the resource and believe me that the effort I had to make to do it was quite great, since I have to take care of my parents who suffer from Alzheimer's and I don't really have time left, but This same course made me correct some things in my daily life and so I could organize myself better and did my best to finish them. Thank you!

This is the first time to learn by MOOCs, it is a great thing I've done, because I've benefited more than I imagine, and I found my passion here and have known more information that enable me to learn.

I'm so happy that this course is my beginning.

according to Dr. Barbra, I did love her way to explain the material, I see she does her best to produce this course to the fullest.

Dr. Sejnowski , I did benefited from all you teach us and hope to learn more from you in the next courses.

Thanks all Doctors who contributed to this course.

I have tried to finish this course about two years ago ,but it is a pity that I didn't stick to it because there is just so many temptation and excessively abundant time in my college life. Now I have entered the society as a primitive engineer and I have much less free time in my daily life, which actually inspires me to take advantage of my time. I would treat this course's finishing as a new starting point of my life. Like the last interview said, write your own autograph, and I would try to make it as brilliant as possible.

This course was extremely helpful for me, although I'm already familiar with a lot of concepts and researches about learning. It's well structured and sometimes sims to be to precise, but then it's become obvious, that it follows all the tips it's talking about. So now that I finished it, it's impact on my learning is a matter of practice)

It's also very inspiring to see all of the personal examples (see additional interviews), especially from Dr.Barbara Oakley, since I also didn't expect that I would study math-related subjects.

I am a medical student struggling to find the proper technique to engrave all the dense information Medical School has to offer into my core, and that played a toll on me. I knew the problem was not in myself, but my techniques, so I decided I need to spend some time on improving my demolished ways. I had little expectations starting this course, as it was the first online course I had ever started, but I was taken by the quality and style of presenting this information. I had my doubts, but this course was up for the challenge.

Are you a procrastinator? Participate in this course when you should be doing your "real" classes or work.

Even if you're an expert in all the latest productivity hacks, you'll learn the biological reasons behind such subjects as putting things off and why you may not be learning even though you're covering all the material.

Once completed, you can apply what you've learned and get down to more efficient learning.

Additionally, it seems that the professors do a good job of keeping the course updated and communicating to students.

We have been learning, spending lots of time on simply studying, however this course has lots of lot of scientifically proven methods of learning. I liked all the aspects of the course. One of the aspects which I always put in the lower priority is physical exercise, this course changed my mind, exercise is not waste of time, instead it boosts your learning. I am not here to provide the summary of the course, however my intention is that everyone should take this course, take the learnings, and effectively learn.Happy learning.