Amazing MOOC! Barbra makes understanding how the brain works so easy! The course is filled with great examples and with a very easy language. I feel like I learnt stuff that I will use for the rest of my life... so thank you Barbra and the people of Coursera for this great tool for learning how to learn!

The course is really helpful. After learning you will have a general picture on how the brain works(the diffuse mode and the focus mode)(The working memory and the long term memory)(Some basic neuron science)...........I really learned a lot. Thank you Professor Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski. :)

The only negative thing I can say is that this course was not available when I was younger! I am grateful to Barbara and Terrence and their team for providing such a wonderful learning experience. At 43 years of age I have finally learned how to learn. And this is outstanding thing to say by an educator!

I'd not use the term the best course ever, but instead I must say that this course is one of the greatest and important courses in the Coursera platform. In my opinion, every student regardless of his field of specialization should follow this course to increase the effective learning methods of his own.

A must-take course for serious learners who are either planning to study something or are already on their learning journey. This course will give you the mental tools to tackle tough obstacles with confidence and get to know how to make the most of the power of your mind to learn and acquire knowledge.

This course helped me become more focused in my studies by utilizing Pomodoro and diffuse mode techniques. All the content, from beginning to end, is reinforced with logical explanations and examples to help create retention and build new healthy habits. I have recommended this course to others as well.

Great journey! I really enjoyed reading and learning more about the brain and the most effective strategies to use it.

Thank you for the clarity and the amazing resources you provided.

I will certainly try to share the main ideas with my young students so the they can benefit and enjoy learning forever.

Fantastic, short, and fun course! I'm excited to apply what I've learned about learning. I plan do some spaced repetition and to return to review the course material with the intention of internalized all of the good ideas and learning strategies. Thank you professors Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski!

Es un curso muy completo, los materiales extra como lecturas y videos adicionales realmente representan el arduo trabajo del equipo para este curso. Les agradezco, no solo aprendi la tematica del curso, sino que tambien me dieron mucho material para poder avanzar en mi carrera que no esperaba encontrar.

One of the Best course I came across how to learn smartly... instead of learning long hours... all parts of course are giving insight details of technique of learning with consideration to working of our brain. Thanking to Both the Mentors and Coursera for giving such an opportunity to learn this course

As a lifelong procrastinator without good study habits, I found this course invaluable. It explains good learning techniques, ways to overcome procrastination and important insights into how the brain learns. I’ve already incorporated principles from this course in other subjects with excellent results.

Wonderful course! I was initially hesitant about this course as I thought it would simply rehash material that most people already know, but this is certainly not the case -- even for a post-university grad like myself. The two instructors are enthusiastic, the course is well presented, and very useful.

An Excellent Course. This course has helped me a lot in understanding things better and also introduced various techniques of learning that I was unaware of. Everyone who has trouble understanding the concepts or thinks they have weak memory should try this course. Thank You Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski

Barbara's sequencing of material, interleaving of concepts, and frequent use of imagery were immensely helpful in getting me to retain the information. This course has fundamentally changed my approach to learning & helped me "get out of my own way" when it comes to achieving something I care about.

Excellent help for learning how to study new and complicated subjects. As a mature student retraining in a technical field this helped me take my haphazard textbook reading and understand my specific learning process. I could then focus and hone my homework and study habits to be much more effective.

I got a very important insight from the course. Teachers gave a lot of useful priceless information that is difficult to just. You can live all your life and never know these important things. Great luck to learn about them on the course and learn from such excellent wise teachers. It's Zen!. Thank You!

Great course! Very informative and helpful for anyone who wants to learn (and teach) better and more efficiently. It is very good structured, and the content is represented in a clear, comprehensive and concise manner. There are a a lot of additional resources which are very good. I highly recommend it!

I like the podomoro strategy. It something I tried duringstudyinf for my last test. I get really distracted so I do other things other than homework but this helped me focus and want to focus so I can feel good about enjoying walking my dog, or checking my phone, or a longer break like watching Netflix.

A great course for shifting your perspective on how to approach learning something new. The course is not too difficult but offers valuable tips on how to use your brain wisely. I learned a lot from it and definitely suggest this to someone who feels like they haven't been the most "successful" student.

An amazing course that teaches you to practice self-knowledge, understanding your bad habits, accepting procrastination and how to stop it, so you can improve your learning skills. I highly recommend this to anyone that want's to learn better, stay motivated not only on college classes but also at work.

This was my first course on coursea and I enjoyed it. I found the material beneficial and useful.

I particularly liked the interviews as well; very helpful.

I felt that this was a very practical place to start for my first course before embarking on learning new subjects that I've never thought of before.

I really enjoyed this course. The instructors were engaging and fun. The repeated some important points effectively. The jokes and things were a bit silly but very memorable and fun. I would like the ability in the mobile app to be able to pre-download videos and to slightly speed up the playback speed.

Great course!!! The teachers are really really great!! You can see in the videos that they are amazing. A lot of new knowledge.

I think everyone who is involve with economics, development and education of course have to take this course. Well, this course will be a huge help to anybody in any field also.

Este curso deveria ser matéria obrigatória na grade de todos os cursos em todas as universidades. Sendo mais ousado, este curso merece ser ministrado nas escolas de todo o mundo. Gratidão aos autores quecederam seu tempo para fazer essa obra e assim potencializar o aprendizado de milhares de pessoas.

This course has helped me in more ways than I can count. It has brought back my passion for learning, gave me valuable tools that I couldn't properly utilize (it was like I was trying to build a shelf with children's toys prior!), and made me excited at the prospects of my future. Thank you so much.