Active recall is the study strategy. Anything else is fluff or decoration for your day. Want to highlight your paper? Want to write notes? Want to create an interpretive dance to properly introduce the kinesthetic aspects of the War of
The Ultimate Active Recall Resource
Active recall is the most powerful study strategy ever discovered. Okay… That sounds a bit sensational. Here is the thing: It is sensational! Active recall is just that damn good. Researchers have been heavily invested in experimenting with every study
5 Powerful Active Recall Strategies – A Guest Post
I used to struggle with tests before I learned to use active recall for studying. The test would be sitting in front of me. I would be scrunching up my face thinking, “I know this… I think I know this…
You Suck At Studying And Here Is Why – Familiarity Is The Enemy Of Memorization
Most students suck at studying because their study strategies fall flat in basically every scientifically verifiable way. Students use strategies that just don’t work for school. Sure… many of the ideas students have are good. They’re just not good for
How To Remember Anything – The Ultimate Guide To Memorization Strategies
Has anyone ever given you a manual for using your memory? Unless they linked you to this post, I suspect that they haven’t. Memory can be an amazing tool in life. It can improve your grades. It can improve your
Q/A – How To Actually Remember
How does a person actually remember stuff? This week’s question brought up a subject that I haven’t delved too deep into recently. I looked into this subject a while ago but haven’t done much about it recently. I get the
The Formula To Study Success
“you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool” -Richard Feynman If only students studied half as much as they thought they were studying, virtually no students would struggle to achieve high grades. (Actually with
Repetition Helps You Remember. It Doesn’t Help You Think.
I’m not a fan of overly repetitive study strategies. Study strategies typically need some amount of repetition to work but for every bit of repetition you add to a routine you need to squeeze out a little bit of the
9 Reasons Your Memory Sucks
Some of you may be worried that you’re not “smart” enough (whatever that means.) I promise you that your memory isn’t limited by your intelligence. Biology isn’t the limiting factor. Anyone can struggle with their memory and anyone can improve
What Memory Pros Can’t Teach You About Studying
Mainstream news sources love to take memory competition champions and try to extrapolate advice for the average person looking to remember stuff. They look into the study routines of these memory experts and try to find the strategies that make