How and when you "self-talk" can increase your concentration and improve performance
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Cartoons of the Week
May 19–25, 2012
Facebook face-plants, plus other editorial cartoons from the week. -
Historic TIME Letters
Trying to figure something out on your own before getting help actually produces better results than having guidance from the beginning
New research overturns the theory that you can only learn by doing
Our minds are filled with folk science — and it gets in the way of real learning
Success often depends on how well-prepared children are for elementary school. Here’s how to get your kid kindergarten ready
New research shows dreaming about a task gives you an edge in real life
Skilled listeners use specific strategies to get the most out of what they hear
For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. “While we teach, we learn,” said the Roman philosopher Seneca
The way we lock in knowledge and skills is often counterintuitive. A debut column on the lowdown of learning
