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Learn More Now: 10 Simple Steps to Learning Better, Smarter, and Faster

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3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

This book is superficial and is more about enumerating countless dimensions vaguely associated with training than learning itself. The author mentions six different dimensions related to learning. Only one of them is meaningful: Learning Style [Visual, Audio, Kinesthetic]. The five others are trivial. However, by throwing so many dimensions at you that are not so relevant, she dilutes her message immensely. These six different dimensions actually result in 432 possible styles of learning. This is just absurd, and renders her whole learning framework unusable. She gets through this maze by only touching the surface of each dimension, and never addressing a specific learning type across more than one dimension at a time. For instance, using her language how would a Goal-oriented, Visual, Global, Space-Oriented, Small Group, Think to Talk learning style person best learn. How would such a specific learner best take notes, prepare for a test, learn a new discipline. You will never know because this is one of the 432 learning types you can come up with. She will just share vague recommendations about how a Visual learner learns, or a Goal-oriented learner learns. So, you get these disconnected and superficial pieces of information. And, it is up to you to connect the dots. Good luck.

The author gets wrong the one single relevant learning dimension she mentions. She subdivides Learning Style along three sensory subgroups, when it should be four. Kinesthetic and Tactile are two different subgroups. Also, the test she gives in the book is way too short, and vague to give an accurate assessment of your own Learning Style.

Occasionally, her writing style is really boring. In one chapter, she emphasizes the learning power of practicing. She then lists about 10 insights on the subject. But, they were all saying exactly the same thing that practice takes time and is important.

Fortunately, there is a much better book on this subject: "How to Learn Anything Quickly" by Ricki Linksman. This book is everything the other book is not. It is relevant, and effective. It tests your learning style along two effective axes: Learning Style (Visual, Audio, Kinesthetic, and Tactile), and Brain Dominance (Left-brain, Right-brain). Thus, the author's framework includes a very manageable eight different specific learning style. The author devotes an entire chapter on each of these styles. By reading the one relevant to you [i.e. Visual Left-Brain], you will learn a lot about how to better absorb information, acquire knowledge and expertise in any field, get ready for a test. The author gets into practical details such as what style of note-taking will work best for you, or what kind of writing or project outline will help you out. In other words, this book really teaches you how to learn; unlike "Learn More Now."

If you want to study this subject further, I recommend all the excellent books by Howard Gardner, and Tony Buzan. Gardner is the developer of the Multiple Intelligence Theory. Buzan is the inventor of the Mind Mapping technique, a really amazing and fun learning tool. Michael Gelb has also written excellent books on this subject, including "How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci."

I am currently reading this book because it is required reading in a required class at AMU. I have found that it lacks any real content. Someone looking for assistance learning would be better served elsewhere. If you are one of those sorry saps forced to read this at AMU then know that I am sorry and I know your pain.

This book told me nothing I couldn't find on the simplest FaceBook Application quiz. Completely pointless and a little painful.

I had to read this book for a class at American Military University. I do not have time to write in detail like Gaetan Lion did but I completely agree with him. This book is so obvious that I'm surprised that anyone gets anything out of it. Insightful? Not in the least bit. No offence to the writer, she seems like a nice person, but other than assigning her titles to things I already knew I got nothing from the book. I recommended to the college that they remove this book from their curriculum. If you are attending APUS and must read it all I can say is at least it's a quick easy read and if you agree with my review to please let the college know in the end of course survey.

I was assigned this as my text book for a college course (I %$#@ you not). It is very nearly offensive to read. It is based on fallacious science and written in broken English by a woman who admits to having absolutely no higher educational credentials whatsoever. Which is especially humorous given that she presumes to explain brain chemistry to us, using research which has not been peer reviewed in ways that even the researchers never intended it to be interpreted (I'm sorry, my spleen can't think, and there is no scientific basis for that assertion [and you think I'm kidding about that, but she actually asserts that our organs, joints, and muscles can think in the most literal sense]).

Her methods range from hokey to downright ridiculous, leaving one's intellect offended and impugned by the experience. Anyone who has the misfortune to be assigned this as a text book, you have my deepest sympathy. Anyone who buys this of their own independent will, you have less of it, but still enough to fill the bowels of #$%&. Anyone who buys it and actually thinks it valuable, you have my sincerest scorn. I am at first tempted to feel bad for you, too, but at a certain point you deserve your fate as a punishment for a level of criminal stupidity which rivals even that of the writer (at least she managed to get people to give her money for her stupidity, after all - she gets credit for that).

Over the course of reading this book I learned one thing: anyone can write a self-help book about any topic, even if you don't know anything about the topic. Throughout her 10 steps, Conner displays her ability to take a wide variety of topics and glue them together with buzz words and wishes into something that will confuse and frustrate rather than help. She cites over 120 other authors' works in the span of 220-ish pages. Way to say so little about so much! Additionally, she doesn't cite her sources well at all, preferring to say things like "Research shows," or "Scientists have found." These types of sentences are a good cover for "I think X and fished until I found vaguely supporting articles." Avoid this book at all costs; not only will it not help, it will likely make you want to harm yourself.

This book is terrible. The author's writing style is mediocre at best and some of her advice is absolutely absurd. It was an absolute waste of my time. Deep down, we all know how we learn, it's instinctive. This book will just give you fancy names for your style of learning. The "advice" the author gives out is vapid and uneducated. My favorite was that I should take acting classes and stop being antisocial so that I could fit into social norms. The author is clearly an extrovert who is perpetuating the idea that there is something wrong with introverts and that introverts need to be fixed.

I just have to say that I am suffering, trying to get through this book. It is required reading for a college class, and I actually came online to see if I could find it as a book on tape so that I could just play it in the background while doing something else. There are little bits of useful information here and there, but honestly, the woman sounds like she is writing for a small child. Perhaps this would have been more useful for students in the 6th-7th grade.

I also had to read this book for AMU. I can't believe that this book actually has 4 stars from user reviews. As noted by some here, this book offers nothing new. It basically tells you how you learn in about 100 different ways. I read the first chapter in its entirety, but after that I only read enough to get by in the course. The author goes into unecessary detail about how posture, scent, surroundings, etc help one learn. There are tons of surveys throughout the book so you can learn things such as if you learn better alone or with others. I think we all already know what we prefer and don't need pointless quizzes to tell us.

1. You are forced to read it by AMU
2. There's something wrong with authors who insist on putting their picture on the FRONT of the book. Why are you looking at me?!?
3. it's psuedo-science
4. Author was "Senior Manager at Microsoft". Oh boy. Strike 1.
5. Author was then "Information Futurist" at Peoplesoft. I'm going to expand on this:
-terms like "Information Futurist" are just made up, narcissistic babble that worthless companies that are short on ideas make up to sound awesome to other employees. It usually some pet project of someone that is beyond questioning. It's is laughable to 99% of the professional world, but is listed like its some sort of PHd.
-PeopleSoft products are lousy, but that's because they place some sort of value on some made up title called "Information Futurist"
-People in the corporate world who insist everyone know their made-up credentials are rarely worth listening to.
6. The author has no real accreditations in anything.
7. The book itself is virtually unreadable. The layout is illogical, the sketches laughable.
8. It's really a whole lot of nothing. Take common sense, rewrite it, make money. Repeat.
9. Cover is ugly.
10. The positive reviews of her book are written by former co-workers, and someone called "Chief Spiritual Officer"-another made up, narcissistic title that means nothing.

Guess I'm not the kind of learner they are looking for.