A Mind for Numbers

A Mind for Numbers

Barbara Oakley

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The core idea

A professor who failed maths and science until her twenties explains the neuroscience behind learning hard subjects. Focused and diffuse thinking modes, chunking, spaced repetition, and the productive struggle with difficulty are the pillars of her approach.

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