Zinsser's Writing to Learn disappointed me. I agree with the premise of the title, and have had many of those "Eureka!" moments when writing out a problem, but

Zinsser's Writing to Learn disappointed me. I agree with the premise of the title, and have had many of those "Eureka!" moments when writing out a problem, but the book doesn't really make the case that writing helps to learn nor does it give a guide on how to learn by writing. Rather, it is an encomium to the value of good writing about technical topics for the lay-folk.