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Discover practical training strategies that make a difference you can measure on the job and on the playing field. The science of learning delivers a competitive edge to corporate trainers and sports coaches alike. From adopting a growth mindset to training for skills, we provide effective techniques you can apply now to achieve breakthrough results.

Nate Kornell, Ph.D.

Perfect Practice for Softball (And Sports)

  A simple change to practice can make a difference This...

By Nate Kornell, Ph.D.

• Spacing & Mixing

A Better Way to Practice Piano (or Any Instrument)

One of the most common ways to practice music hurts...

By Nate Kornell, Ph.D.

Sports Training

Golf Academy: Practicing with Pressure

Why we love this the video points out the very...

By Lasting Learning

• Spacing & Mixing

Itzhak Pearlman on Practicing

Why we love this – the video highlights the misconception...

By Lasting Learning

Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

Weak performance on road sometimes all in your head

ONE OF THE main lessons to be learned from our studies of...

By Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

Does Practice make perfect? It depends on how you do it

You remember the old joke. A young, obviously confused...

By Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

Sports Training

Find Your Best Challenge Point

The truth about improving your golf game with Dr. Mark...

By Lasting Learning

• Spacing & Mixing

Interleaved Practice

Suppose you want to improve your golf game—say, driving...

By Doug Rohrer

For Instructors

The Problem with Rote Rehearsal

Rote rehearsal refers to practicing something over and...

By Elizabeth Bjork, Ph.D.

For Instructors

The Myth of Individual Learning Styles

We have all heard people claim to be “visual...

By Robert Bjork, Ph.D.

Sports Training

Using Desirable Difficulties in Sports

Dr. Fran Pirozzolo provides several examples of how he has...

By Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

Nate Kornell, Ph.D.

Love to Win or Hate to Lose?

This article was originally published in Psychology...

By Nate Kornell, Ph.D.

Sports Training

An Interview with Lee Waddington, Elite Soccer Coach

Lee Waddington is the head of Player Development and the...

By Saskia Giebl, Ph.D.(c)

Sports Training

The Role of Technology in Sports Training

Technology has given us greater possibilities in sports...

By Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

Sports Training

Embracing Mistakes in Sports Training

Dr. Fran Pirozzolo discusses the important role of errors,...

By Fran Pirozzolo, Ph.D.

About the Author

Lasting Learning was created to bring together the world’s foremost learning scientists with a focus on providing information about the best ways to enhance long-term retention of knowledge and skills across the lifespan. Our goal is to be a valuable and trusted resource for students, teachers, parents, athletes, coaches and anyone else who wants to learn the best ways to learn.

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Our Story

In 2015, Cameron Broumand, an entrepreneur and father of three living in Los Angeles, stumbled upon a media article on the science of learning. After reading the piece, he realized that the valuable research findings in cognitive psychology and the learning sciences were almost entirely unknown to the public and, more surprisingly, to teachers. How could this be?! Broumand decided to find out, so he called Dr. Robert Bjork, a distinguished research professor at UCLA and one of the world’s leading experts in human learning and memory. After an insightful conversation with Dr. Bjork about the disconnect between research and practice, Broumand recognized an opportunity to improve our educational system. Shortly thereafter, he—along with Clement Mok, an award-winning designer and digital pioneer—founded the company, Lasting Learning. The goal of the company? To provide information to the public about how the science of learning can help transform and improve the way people teach and learn. Broumand asked learning scientists, Dr. Nick Soderstrom and Saskia Giebl, M.Sc. (both of whom were in Bjork’s lab at the time), to join the team. They happily agreed and, with the help of Carri O’Neill, have been giving talks, workshops, and webinars around the country ever since. The UCLA-Lasting Learning team has had the privilege to talk with thousands of teachers, coaches, parents, students, and athletes about how they can leverage the science of learning to enhance their educational practices. We look forward to talking with many more!