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!!!

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.

This is the first course that I was able to finish due to the interesting topics and the way they are delivered. While I am already a 30-year old professional, all ideas here will help me be a more productive individual optimizing my learning from all that I read and experience. My only regret is not taking this earlier. Even the optional videos are must-see. I recommend this to everyone that are in Coursera to include this on the first courses that they take here. Thank you very much, Dr. Barbara Oakley. I would want a part 2.

I admit that it is one of the courses that is very useful to me. Although the course is quite old. But it really helped me a lot. As for the exam, I don't know if it's too easy or not creative enough. I feel it can be improved. But overall it was a very good course. This course is for anyone who is still hesitating whether to take this course or not. I highly recommend it to anyone who considers themselves to be a poor student or not confident in their own learning?

It definitely helps you a lot. and opens up more ways to learn

This is an excellent course. I learned new techniques to help me study any subject such as chunking, using metaphors and how exercise and sleep are more important than we think when learning new and difficult subjects. I especially enjoyed the different videos from renowned experts in memory retention, brain function and other related videos. I learned about the focused and diffused mode of thinking and how shifting between the two helps you to think better, be more creative and solve problems. I highly recommend this course.

Excellent introduction (or review) of the physiology, psychology and techniques of learning, studying and test taking. The course content is very accessible and surprising comprehensive.

I enjoyed the explanations of learning physiology as much as the discussion of specific learning strategies and techniques. The supplemental reading and videos are also very worthwhile.

As an educator and constant student, I got a lot from the course and will take it again. I strongly recommend this course to all students, educators and parents.

Excellent course! Helps you to build up good learning habits and understanding what learning is. Personally I was familiar with many of the learning strategies that are being represent along the course, but together with the explanations of why are thous any good, and the organised way the material is being laid it helps you "chunk it" all together , it did have a big impact on me. And it gave me a lot of motivation and already I feel that I am a better learner and more confidante. Thanks for helping me learning how to learn.

This course is very informative and useful for anyone who wants to improve their learning and understanding of human psychology. It covers topics such as the causes and consequences of procrastination, the strategies to overcome it, and the cognitive processes that underlie our decision making and behavior. The course is well-structured and engaging, with clear explanations, examples, and exercises. I learned a lot from this course and I recommend it to anyone who wants to achieve their goals more effectively and efficiently.

I wish I had this course ten years ago when I was in engineering school. I would have been a different person. But its never too late. This course not only helps with your learning but also with your overall life. to understand the core of habit, procrastination and learning is the skill that I need to take over my life and take it to the next level. thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the people who worked on this course and made it accessible for free. you are truly one of a kind. happy learning everyone.

Muhammad

I am very thankful that I enlisted in this course. It allowed me to use my time and energy towards developing an essential skill in my life as a teacher. I learned many things from this course. I'm not only talking about theories and principles but actual practical lessons I can use in my daily tasks. This course gave me a fresh look on learning and hopefully will allow me to unlearn certain habits. I'm excited to use the tips in my work and share them with students and colleagues. It's worth my time and effort - yours, too!

Fantastic. Learned so much, despite having a Masters qualification and written a book. I've found ways to improve my learning and rekindled my love of learning - am really thinking about how to apply to my creative writing, but also it's nudged me back into taking up my Tibetan and Spanish learning again. I've used Pomorodo before, as an academic on a writing retreat, enjoyed it, then forgot about it. This course has confirmed - with me testing it in practice - that it really is an effective technique.

Can't recommend enough.

Dear Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski ,

I'd like to thank you for all sharing this very well made MOOC with the world.

At the age of 35, I'm gearing up to going back to school o pursue my Master's and this course has got me excited to be studying again.

I love the depth in the topics you've covered, the simple language with which you put across complex medical terms, the humor, the encouragement, the tips, and yes, the zombies.

I will be back in some time to review this course again.

Love and Gratitude,

A STEM MOOC student from India.

The course shook my mind. First time ever, I thought about my problems as common problems. All the optional videos of such great personalities are insightful. I will never stop learning from Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski.

As a child, I had so many negative scripts that I never tried to do good. While doing the course, the tutors rewired my thinking pattern. I feel normal. I am enthusiastic to apply the knowledge. Also, I never wanted this course to end. It felt right to interact with such wonderful teachers.