#117 Dr. Barbara Oakley on Learning How to Learn

Featured ResourcesRebel with a ClausePatreon Extended EpisodeEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to get access to extended episodes and loads more content. Here’s what you’ll hear in the long-form episode:Motivation around learning and how to make progress when you feel like you’re bad at somethingDr. Oakley’s 3 language survival toolsAdvice Dr. Oakley would have given herself when she was starting out with language learningHow to get back into a language you stopped learningHow Dr. Oakley would start learning a new language todayDr. Oakley asks Benny what to do when a teacher assigns you things that just don’t make sense for you personallyLearn more and access this bonus content on Patreon.Featured in This EpisodeLearning How to Learn MOOCA Mind for NumbersMindshiftBenny’s Speak from Day 1 MethodMentioned in this EpisodeLearning How to Learn MOOCA Mind for NumbersMindshiftDr. Oakley’s websiteEvil GenesBenny’s Speak from Day 1 MethodKumonSmartickEpisode OverviewSome of the topics brought up during the interview are:How Dr. Oakley got into learning how to learnJoining the military to learn a new language at the Defense Language InstituteUsing the Speak from Day 1 ApproachHow Dr. Oakley’s philosophies around language learning influenced her learning in other fieldsWorking as a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, teaching in China, being an Army Captain in Germany, working as a radio operator at the South Pole Station and how these things shaped Dr Oakley’s perspectivesHow teaching makes you a better learner through retrieval practiceThe story behind the MOOC “Learning How to Learn”Tricks for encouraging your kids to love learningPodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy