Learning is shaped by what learners actively do and think, not by exposure alone. If learning were obvious, why would so many strategies fail? “What kind of learner are you?” Visual. Auditory. Hands-on. Kinesthetic. Most of us can answer this question instantly. It feels personal, intuitive, and affirming. Yet decades of learning research tell us something uncomfortable: what feels right about learning is often misleading. Across education, training, and workplace learning, i