The cult book for brain-friendly learning and thinking, featuring the best mix of theory and practice, spiced with a clear critique of the education system. Learning is a nightmare for you. Languages don't stick. Your memory resembles a sieve. Then you were taught the wrong way to learn. Vera F. Birkenbihl shows you how to finally use your brain in a way that suits it—without rote memorization, but with maximum effect. Think yourself smart. This is how you build your own knowledge network and never forget what’s important again. Brain jogging with KaWa and KaGa—creative word and image techniques that will get your thinking into high gear. Teaching is learning—but please, brain-friendly. Why the school system fails and how you can become smarter than your teachers. Vera F. Birkenbihl debunks learning myths, provides playful yet highly effective strategies, and turns you into a pro at retaining knowledge—without boredom, without frustration. Learning used to be a torment—now it becomes an adventure.