A Note to Parents and Teachers -- The Problem with Passion -- Easy Does It: Why Trying Too Hard Can Sometimes Be Part of the Problem -- I'll Do It Later, Honest! Using a Tomato to Beat Procrastination -- Brain-Chains and Fun with Space Aliens -- The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk -- Learning While You Sleep: How to Wake Up Smarter -- School Bags, Lockers, and Your Attentional Octopus -- Slick Tricks to Build Your Memory -- Why Brain-Chaining Is Important Training (and How Not to Back a Car into a Ditch ) -- Learning with Clubs and Groups, Finding Your Mission, and How Terry Nearly Burned Down the School -- How to Pump Up Your Brain -- Making Brain-Chains: How Not to Learn from a Comic Book -- Asking Yourself Important Questions: Should You Listen to Music While You're Studying? -- Learning Surprises: Pssst . . . Your Worst Traits Can Be Your Best Traits! -- How to Do Well on Tests -- Going from "Have to" to "Get to" Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems

Presents advice on the best strategies for learning, discussing how to avoid "rut think," stop procrastination, overcome a poor memory, use metaphors to improve understanding, and help concentration by giving the mind a break