Book · 2014 · Education
Make It Stick
The Science of Successful Learning
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There's a really good book called Make It Stick which is all about the science of successful learning and the authors basically say right up front in in the introduction that look if you're a student or any kind of learner and you're not happy with the way your results are going chances are you're just not testing yourself.
What they say about it
- Discusses author interview“had peter c brown on the show”3
The best things said about it
I had a i had peter c brown on the show he was like episode 19 two and a half years ago so anyone that's interested in this and wants to dig into make it stick the book is really accessible super good read.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Oct 2020 Peter C. Brown, the guy that wrote the book Make It Stick, talking about the Ebing House forgetting curve and space repetition and flash cards for memory.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · May 2026 Peter C Brown on Make It Stick in the science of interleaved space repetition and the ebbing house forgetting curve.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Sep 2022 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel is an evidence-based exploration of cognitive science that outlines practical, highly effective strategies for learning and long-term memory retention. Jessica Lahey recommended the book on The Rich Roll Podcast to illustrate the concept of desirable difficulties in education. Ali Abdaal brought up the book on Modern Wisdom, emphasizing that self-testing and retrieval practice are foundational for any student unsatisfied with their academic results. Chris Williamson, who previously interviewed Peter C. Brown on Modern Wisdom, repeatedly championed the book across multiple episodes, including Q&A sessions and discussions with guests like Paul Bloom. Williamson frequently referenced the text to highlight key educational frameworks, such as the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, interleaved practice, and spaced repetition. The continuous recommendations from educators and interviewers demonstrate the enduring value of Make It Stick as a definitive guide for mastering the science of successful learning.
Every mention
Chris Williamson that's fantastic Peter I'll make sure that links to the book and to your website we'll be in the show notes… 8
“Peter C. Brown, the guy that wrote the book Make It Stick, talking about the Ebing House forgetting curve and space repetition and flash cards for memory.”
“I might just run it back. [ __ ] it. I might just bring Peter C. Brown on again to learn make it stick now that I've got a hopefully a better bedside manner for podcasting.”
“Peter C Brown that wrote make it stick was like episode 20 on the show”
“you can go back and listen to episodes that were like really focused on dialing in productivity and different types of pomodoro techniques and peter c brown on make it stick in the science of interleaved uh space repetition and the ebbing house forgetting curve and all this [__]”
“i had a i had peter c brown on the show he was like episode 19 two and a half years ago so anyone that's interested in this and wants to dig into make it stick the book is really accessible super good read”
“I interviewed we had Peter C Brown make it stick we had him on a year ago”
“so can you give us a little bit of background to the book make it stick and why you were compelled to write that”
“that's fantastic Peter I'll make sure that links to the book and to your website we'll be in the show notes below so if anyone does want to get hold of the book and highly recommend it”
Ali Abdaal and there's a really good book called make it stick which is all about the science of successful learning a… 1
“and there's a really good book called make it stick which is all about the science of successful learning and the authors basically say right up front in in the introduction that look if you're a student or any kind of learner and you're not happy with the way your results are going chances are you're just not testing yourself”
Jessica Lahey there was a fantastic book called make it stick where you can read all about that 1
“there was a fantastic book called make it stick where you can read all about that”
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Other mentions (9: passing, ad reads, own books)
“when I first started the show you know David Allen was coming on and the Peter C Brown that wrote make it stick you know”
“Uh last year I had Pete as he brown, author of Make It Stick.”
“and he references peek in that he references make it stick by Peter C Brown who's been on this podcast as well”
“and recently did a podcast with the author of make it stick Peter C Brown”
“and make it stick on a recent podcast which may or may not be publishing this one as well in the past or the future”
“Peter C Brown is the co-author of make it stick”
“because I made it up when I started working on writing the book make it stick because I felt that I owed the reader a definition of what we're talking about”
“so I I summarized all of make it stick with three ideas the first one is the one I've just described”
“so can make it stick make it stick indeed”