Learner Reviews & Feedback for Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential by McMaster University
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AH
May 27, 2020
Thank you so McMaster University & the professors who carried out the course so very well. I hope the course will help me in my life taking important decisions. I learnt a lot through this course.
TM
Feb 12, 2018
I really enjoyed the first course, Learn 2Learn. The female professor is great but the boring old guy should have been kicked out of the course, as he do not provide anything of value for the course.
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By saurav l
•May 19, 2020
i have completed the course with honors and its just showing me normal certificate. that is sad for me.
By khushboo D
•May 31, 2020
Could you please help me unenroll from this course .
I am not getting an option from my side to do so.
By Deleted A
•Aug 28, 2017
The material is pretty useful. But I found the video a bit too distracting with too much effects.
By Mark v d P
•Dec 7, 2019
Mijn eerste MOOC's, kijken wat ik ermee doe en als het handig is dan leer ik bij via MOOC's
By Johne C C
•Jun 17, 2020
Great insight to practice in all aspects of life. Especially where one feels inadequate.
By Rahul M
•Jun 12, 2020
This Course is good to show a hope to those who do not understand even about themselves.
By Anthony R
•Feb 2, 2020
Interesting but the career part of the course was sparse on detail
By sujentiraan s
•May 8, 2020
Good and out of box thinking exercises with great lect
By Eugene E
•Jun 17, 2021
I didn't get my "With Honors" badge. Please help.
By Dessa G
•Apr 9, 2020
There was some good information in this course.
By Burak K
•Dec 20, 2020
quiz format is very bad due to pictures
By Handa S
•May 11, 2017
Learning how to learn, version 1.5
By Prachi S
•Sep 18, 2023
this course is only good.
By Shyam S
•Dec 17, 2017
it could be better
By Moggy
•Sep 27, 2017
good training
By Fernando A B d M J
•Jan 15, 2025
Ótimo Curso
By Shynar L
•Jul 7, 2017
nice work!
By Mustafa M
•Nov 18, 2020
very good
By Md E
•Feb 21, 2025
GOOD
By Dhirendra D
•Sep 17, 2022
Good
By Kajal
•Jul 20, 2025
The "Mindshift" course on Coursera, developed by McMaster University and taught by Dr. Barbara Oakley, focuses on unlocking your potential through learning strategies and career transformation. It explores how to overcome obstacles like procrastination, leverage diverse skills (the "talent stack"), and embrace mindshifts—deep changes in thinking or career paths—at any age. Key topics include the focused and diffuse modes of learning, the Pomodoro technique, the neuroscience of learning, and the value of lifelong learning. The course emphasizes practical tools like meditation, reframing negative emotions, and integrating unrelated skills for innovation.
By Sarah B
•Apr 21, 2020
It's a lot of easy basic ideas about learning. It's not horrible advice if you're a slower learning or need advice in learning how to learn. I think this course would be great for people who need a bit of encouragement about learning. Or if they're new to MOOCs or learning in general. It's not bad information. Just be aware that if you're taking more difficult courses or have read books or are a more advanced learner, this course doesn't have much to offer.
By Shane C
•Feb 19, 2025
Some of the professor's viewpoints are extremely biased and don't represent findings in modern neuroscience. The unnecessary inclusion of gender politics really turned me off the course material and made me lose credibility in the instructor.
By Eugen D
•Jan 18, 2020
A lot less substance compared to the original course. The only usefull info in the first two parts of the course (I stopped after that) was the mention of Alex Vermeer' guide to defeat procrastination.
By B M
•Apr 21, 2020
Some valuable information, but delivery can get excruciating. Finished with honours but did not receive a certificate indicating that.