Quantum Learning: Unleashing the Genius in You (Paperback)

by Bobbi Deporter (Author), Mike Hernacki (Contributor) "Imagine a business school with a curriculum so powerful that students emerge after only six weeks saying things like, "It gave me more ammunition than..." (more)
Key Phrases: Mind Map, Power Reading, Thinking Logically (more...)

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Product Description
Learning Was Never Like This !

Take control of your life... free your natural genius to perform to its true potential. Quantum Learning features a revolutionary new format that introduces the reader to a world of learning unlike any other.

Never before has a guide been designed to accomodate the unique learning style of the individual. Whether you're a professional, a student, or a person who simply wants to improve his or her learning capacity, this extraordinary guide will increase your personal power, help you learn more, earn more, and take you where you want to go.

Inside you will learn:

-How to spark your motivation.

-How to master high-tech note-taking techniques.

-How to discover your own personal learning style and cultivate a winning attitude.

- How to work your own memory miracles, how to write with confidence, and much, much more!

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Learning Was Never Like This !

Take control of your life... free your natural genius to perform to its true potential. Quantum Learning features a revolutionary new format that introduces the reader to a world of learning unlike any other.

Never before has a guide been designed to accomodate the unique learning style of the individual. Whether you're a professional, a student, or a person who simply wants to improve his or her learning capacity, this extraordinary guide will increase your personal power, help you learn more, earn more, and take you where you want to go.

Inside you will learn:

-How to spark your motivation.

-How to master high-tech note-taking techniques.

-How to discover your own personal learning style and cultivate a winning attitude.

- How to work your own memory miracles, how to write with confidence, and much, much more!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Dell (July 10, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440504279
• ISBN-13: 978-0440504276
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,242 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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69 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Newtonian Learning" not "Quantum Learning", June 24, 2001

By	Erdos (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

In its very title, "Quantum Learning: Unleashing the Genius in You", DePorter and Hernacki's book promises much. Unfortunately, while the text does contains useful information, it lacks substance for those outside of a structured learning environment.

The book is ideal for those who are still safely ensconced in the world of academia. For those in this environment, QL provides the following benefits:

(1) Description of the ideal learning environment, e.g. baroque music, encouraging instructors, etc.

(2) Reminder of the need to cultivate a positive winning attitude (success begets success, and the virtuous cycle is created)

(3) Note taking skills (namely, don't force yourself to write linear notes, detail your own comments on the right side of the page)

(4) Mnemonic devices (map each number in a series 1-20 to an object to help remember lists, use your imagination to create vivid, even lurid stories)

(5) Don't read each word, instead focus on groups of words. Use your finger to speed up the reading process.

Details of how to accomplish the above items are delivered somewhat spottily to the reader. For example, there is a brief chapter on learning styles, but very little information on how to improve one's learning process based upon one's preferred learning style.

But overall, the book is solid if you are a student in a structured academic environment. In fact, this book leverages coursework presented during the authors Super Camp classes geared to teenagers. The course was also used during the first week of business school.

The other books that I would recommend for those outside of walls of academia include: "How to be Twice as Smart" and the "Einstein Factor". These two books are more general learning texts not specifically geared to the student.

Paul Erdos

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More of an advertisement for Supercamp!!!, October 25, 2002

By	Abhijit Brar "amazon freak" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Impressed by the promises the author makes, I began reading this book very enthusiastically. But after the first five chapters i became bit skeptical as the author throughout talks about"The Supercamp". This book is more of an advertisement for the Supercamp. The good stuff appears only after the first half of this book and that too is very elementary.

Though the author talks about some advanced techniques, yet she fails to do justice with them.

You may reap some benefits from this book if it's your first one on the learning techniques. It's mainly an introduction to techniques such as mind maps, memory techniques, creativity etc. I read this book after reading the Memory book, power reading(not finished yet) and What smart students know and found that this one stood nowhere against the formers.

The good thing about this book is the way the information has been presented. If you are a student and planning to buy a book on learning techniques,i recommend "What Smart Students Know" by Adam Robinson. For adults....look elsewhere. This ain't gonna bring the genius outof you.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An '"insightful" reading experience., April 20, 1998

By A Customer

Initially apprehensive about reading the book, as I discounted it as "one of those books which only confirmed & projected what I'd otherwise already known." The 1st topic on "Relearning How To Learn" is "chockfull of information", needless to say subsequent topics were just as good if not, better. The writing style in particular, the choice of words, language and the detailed and concise explanations on the psychology of the brain and the stifling effects of the untrained mind, and its differences from the trained mind is very enlightening. In so doing, I am inspired n challenged to go after my "pursuits," to think positively, to persevere, to view obstacles as mere ladders to success n not as impending failure. As I continue to read n re-read "Quantum Learning," I am confident it will continue to enhance and enrich my life. As I strip myself of the endless limitations, the inadequacies n insecurities within me, I can stand ready and bold to face the challenges of daily living.