Guy Claxton

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Guy Claxton

Guy Claxton received his D.Phil in Psychology from the University of Oxford and has developed, over the ensuing twenty years, an international reputation for his work on learning and the mind. His twelve previous books include ‘Wholly Human’ (1981), ‘Educating the Inquiring Mind’ (1991) and ‘Noises from the Darkroom: The Science and Mystery of the Mind’ (1994). He has contributed to journals and magazines ranging from the ‘Times Educational Supplement’ and ‘New Scientist’ to ‘Arena’. Guy is presently Visiting Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Bristol.

Cover of: HARE BRAIN, TORTOISE MIND: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less

HARE BRAIN, TORTOISE MIND: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less

‘Learning to loaf’ – this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development.

Publication date: UK 21st May 1998