The Science Behind Efficient Learning

Science Editor
Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read

For as long as we’ve lived, we’ve had to learn. We learnt how to talk and walk as toddlers, then how to read and write. We’ve developed skill after skill in order to become active contributors to our society. But, after all this time, have we been doing it right?

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” — Albert Einstein

It’s disheartening to read over the same thing multiple times and still feel like you’ve learnt nothing, or to try to learn a new language and after months of effort still not quite grasping it.

Although it’s hard to know where you’re going wrong, not all is lost! Here’s a little science to get you on the right track and save you some time in the process…

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