HOW WE LEARN

We're all taught from an early age that laziness, ignorance, and distraction all get in the way of learning. But as New York Times science writer Benedict Carey shows in his new book, they can also be your biggest assets -- if you know how to exploit them. Building on decades of research and mining cutting-edge science for new strategies, How We Learn explores the reality of how we learn and retain information, and how we can get better at it. This is not a step-by-step guide to becoming a genius; instead, this is a book about making learning a part of living and less of a chore, about improving memory and retention, and about harnessing the tools we need to make that possible.