A review by lighthousebooks
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science by Barbara Oakley

Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

There are some great tips in 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 for learning any subject. Some ideas helped me think about how to redirect my student if they are stuck. And I enjoyed the personal stories at the end of each chapter, mostly about people who work in math or science careers. So inspiring!

However, the book isn’t truly specific to math and science and that was disappointing to me. It’s really more about how cognition works and how to leverage that to succeed, which applies to any subject.

It might make a great study skills book for high school and beyond, and I’d definitely recommend it for that. Heads up: There is one short section about meditation. 

I ended up skimming most of it, so this doesn’t really count as read for me.