The How To Learn System is organised by what a learner is trying to do, not by chapter of a book. Every module is a self-contained unit of lessons, skills, exercises, and a challenge, bound back to the underlying learning-science concepts. Click any module for the full breakdown.
Module 01 · Foundations
A New Way to Learn
Replace the learner's default 'expose, then trust' model with a deliberate, evidence-aware model in which learning is treated as a skill, attention is…
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 3
- Exercises
- 2
- Challenges
- 1
~75 min total
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Module 02 · Memory
Memory That Stays
Give the learner working models of memory (encoding, working, long-term) and a small toolkit of techniques (sleep, mnemonics, dual coding) that make n…
- Lessons
- 5
- Skills
- 4
- Exercises
- 4
- Challenges
- 1
~110 min total
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Module 03 · Practice
Recall and Practice
Convert the learner's study time into practice time by installing spaced repetition, retrieval drills, interleave sets, and varied practice as the def…
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 4
- Exercises
- 4
- Challenges
- 1
~100 min total
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Module 04 · Depth
Depth and Understanding
Move the learner beyond surface familiarity: chunk information into usable mental models, use analogy and elaboration, and deep-process ideas so they…
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 4
- Exercises
- 4
- Challenges
- 1
~105 min total
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Module 05 · Self-direction
Self-Direction
Install a metacognitive operating system: the learner can calibrate their own knowledge, diagnose their illusions of competence, track themselves in a…
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 4
- Exercises
- 4
- Challenges
- 1
~100 min total
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Module 06 · Mastery
Difficulty and Deep Work
Rebuild the learner's relationship with difficulty: see struggle as productive, tolerate frustration across sessions, and use focused attention, timeb…
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 4
- Exercises
- 4
- Challenges
- 1
~95 min total
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Module 07 · Transfer
Transfer and Lifelong Learning
Make the system portable across domains: project-based learning, directness in learning, metalearning, and a lifelong rhythm of experimentation that l…
- Lessons
- 5
- Skills
- 5
- Exercises
- 4
- Challenges
- 2
~130 min total
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