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Kelly Leonard, Executive Director of Learning & Applied Improvisation at Second City Works, connects with University of Virginia psychologist Daniel T. Willingham to talk about his new book, “Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make it Easy.”
“It may come as a surprise, but people can be mistaken about what they know.”
“Anytime you multitask, you are distracting yourself.”
“Feeling anxious is uncomfortable, but it’s not dangerous.”
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Kelly Leonard, Executive Director of Learning & Applied Improvisation at Second City Works, connects with University of Virginia psychologist Daniel T. Willingham to talk about his new book, “Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make it Easy.”
“It may come as a surprise, but people can be mistaken about what they know.”
“Anytime you multitask, you are distracting yourself.”
“Feeling anxious is uncomfortable, but it’s not dangerous.”

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