What Alan Castel thinks about education

@alan-castel · 24 positions · On ppll ↗

Professor of psychology at UCLA, where he studies human memory, attention and cognitive ageing, and author of Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.

Alan Castel did not write this page.

We collected these quotes from things they published elsewhere, and every quote links to where it was said. They have no account here and have not endorsed this site. Quotes are word for word; the short line under each one is our own restatement, not their wording. Their own site. Is this you? Claim it or ask us to remove it. Or tell us what is wrong here.

Filter education · Newest first

Topic

All 24dementia 3curiosity 2health and fitness 2Apple 1education 1happiness 1

Sort

NewestOldest

Only Alan Castel on education. See everyone on education

1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Alan Castel has said — not written or endorsed by them.

1 position so far — this page is not yet offered to search engines.

1. 13 Jul 2026

   Our readingLearning should be made harder rather than easier, and a teacher's instinct to smooth the path is the first thing that goes wrong.

   Their wordsHow can you make learning kind of uncomfortable, but that you'll remember things better? And it goes against a lot of our intuitions. A lot of teachers will want to say, how can we make learning easier? And I think that's probably the first problem is you don't want it to be easy.

   ↗How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castelyoutube.com 3rd of 24 in this recording