<p>In this episode we are joined by Dr Paul Penn, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London and author of the excellent book &apos;The Psychology of Effective Studying&apos;. <br/><br/>With Dr Penn, we explore a whole host of questions around learning including: <br/>-Why we often make misjudgements of our learning and  how that shapes development of suboptimal learning techniques.  <br/>- What is &apos;metacognition&apos;? And why is it the most important skill for developing as an effective learner<br/>- What are &apos;desirable difficulties&apos; and how can we bring them into our study routines<br/>- And why the myth of learning styles, despite evidence contrary to their existence,  remains so pervasive and potentially harmful for our learning... <br/><br/>So pull up a chair and join this fascinating conversation, which is packed full of practical insights and tips which we are sure you&apos;ll find helpful!<br/><br/><b><em>Recommendations from the episode:<br/></em></b><em>&apos;The Psychology of Effective Studying&apos; Dr Paul Penn&apos;s book<br/></em><a href='https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dr+paul+penn'><em>Psychology of Effective Studying-</em></a><em>Dr Paul Penn&apos;s YouTube channel<br/></em><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcEWeRJQU2E'><em>The Dunning-Kruger effect</em></a><b><em><br/></em></b><a href='https://bjorklab.psych.ucla.edu/research/#itemII'><em>Desirable Difficulties</em></a><em>-Dr Robert &amp; Elizabeth Bjork<br/></em><a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1529100612453266'><em>Review of Evidence and Effectiveness of different learning techniques-</em></a><em> excellent paper by Dunlosky et al<br/></em><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-myth-of-learning-styles/557687/'><em>Easy-read article on myth of learning styles</em></a><br/><br/><br/>If you enjoy the podcast please leave us a review on iTunes and you can<br/>follow us on instagram @thehippocampuspodcast and Twitter @hippocampus_pod<br/><br/>You can also email us at [email protected]! We are always open to hearing suggestions for future episodes and future guests!</p>