Dean Koontz: Innocence (2013, Brilliance Audio)
[sound recording] :, 15 pages
English language
Published Sept. 13, 2013 by Brilliance Audio.
"He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from a world that will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance, and nothing less than destiny, has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching." --
Similar to Make it Stick. I wish I'd taken notes while reading because there were definitely some things I have trouble remembering about learning (quite a few of counter-intuitive things).
This was a great book. I would recommend it to others because Carey has a talent for taking obscure, sometimes turgid psychological studies and translating their findings into practical, accessible language.
For those well-versed in cognitive psychology (especially memory and learning) you probably won't find much new here. Nevertheless, I discovered some new ideas for study techniques—varying study locations, interleaving materials, and using the spacing-effect to maximize recall. I'll expand on the first idea more for the purpose of this review. When we study material and try to convert information from short-term to long-term memory, we often encode those memories with visual cues from our study location. While common wisdom stresses discovering a "study spot" that you always use for studying/reading, most psychological studies show that as our mind grows accustomed to one location it can actually inhibit learning because the visual cues are not novel. Therefore, if you study …
This was a great book. I would recommend it to others because Carey has a talent for taking obscure, sometimes turgid psychological studies and translating their findings into practical, accessible language.
For those well-versed in cognitive psychology (especially memory and learning) you probably won't find much new here. Nevertheless, I discovered some new ideas for study techniques—varying study locations, interleaving materials, and using the spacing-effect to maximize recall. I'll expand on the first idea more for the purpose of this review. When we study material and try to convert information from short-term to long-term memory, we often encode those memories with visual cues from our study location. While common wisdom stresses discovering a "study spot" that you always use for studying/reading, most psychological studies show that as our mind grows accustomed to one location it can actually inhibit learning because the visual cues are not novel. Therefore, if you study in multiple locations you can often recall more of the information because your mind relates the information with new environments. In short, do not always study in the same space.
Great book. Highly recommended, especially for those looking to maximize retention and seeking study aids.
