Learning How to Learn | Barbara Oakley

In this monologue, Barbara Oakley shares her personal journey of overcoming math and science struggles to becoming an engineering professor. She emphasizes the importance of understanding how the brain learns, detailing the focused and diffuse modes of thinking, and introduces the Pomodoro technique for managing procrastination. Oakley also discusses the significance of sleep and exercise in enhancing learning, memory consolidation through chunking, and the surprising benefits of a poor memory and slow thinking. She concludes by advocating for recall as a study technique and broadening one's passions for a more enriched life.