"Practice makes perfect", and other lies we believe about learning

Trying to dispel some common misconceptions that students (and parents of students) often believe. It's amazing how widespread these beliefs are despite how wrong they are - so this is my effort to clear things up! Here are the 5 lies I talk about, in order: 1. Practice makes perfect 2. You should sleep less and work more 3. Give up sport to maximise study 4. Tutoring solves all problems 5. The best way to learn is to study