The Counterintuitive Truth About Learning Human intuition about learning is systematically wrong in a specific and predictable way. When we evaluate whether learning is happening effectively, we rely on how learning feels during the process. If information comes easily, if practice feels smooth, if we make few errors and see rapid improvement, we conclude that learning is proceeding efficiently. If information requires struggle, if practice feels awkward, if we make frequent errors and improvement seems slow, we conclude that learning is ineffective and that we should find an easier method. This intuition is not just slightly wrong, it is often...