Learning How to Learn

这本书最打动人的地方，或许不在于它提供了多少新技巧，而在于它用脑科学为'努力'正名：你学不会，不是因为你笨，而是因为方法用错了。它把'专注模式'与'发散模式'并列为学习的两条腿——遇到瓶颈时主动停下来去运动、去放松，反而能让大脑在暗中完成链接。读者反复提及的，是它对常见'伪努力'的无情拆解：反复画线、被动重读、考前熬夜，这些看似勤奋的行为其实毫无成效，而回忆、自测、交叉练习、间隔复习才是真正巩固记忆的路径。它特别适合那些'书看过就忘、成绩始终提不上去'的中学生及其家长，语言通俗到初中词汇量即可读懂。但也要提醒：书中不少道理'道理都懂'，真正的差距在于是否刻意练习、将其落实——knowing和practicing，是两回事。

Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and Ramón y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning at McMaster University. Her research involves bioengineering with an emphasis on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Dr. Oakley teaches the massive open online courses (MOOCs) "Learning How to Learn" and "Mindshift," alongside legendary neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski. Dr. Oakley has received many awards for her teaching, including the American Society of Engineering Education's Chester F. Carlson Award for technical innovation in education and the National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award. Terrence Sejnowski is the Francis Crick Professor at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he also directs the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory. He is among only twelve living scientists who have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. Alistair McConville is the deputy head of Bedales School, one of England's most prestigious private K-12 schools.