Use ‘Distributed Practice’ to Better Retain What You Study
There’s obviously no point in studying if you don’t remember what you went over when it’s time for the test—and one of the best ways to retain that knowledge is…
‘Overlearning’ Can Force Important Information Into Your Longterm Memory
Do you want to learn the material you’re studying—like, really learn it? Then what you need to do is overlearn it. One learning theory suggests that if you overlearn, you’ll…
The Best Ways to Beat the ‘Forgetting Curve’ While Studying
It seems like common sense that the longer you go without retrieving a memory, the harder it is to retrieve—but it wasn’t always one of those things we simply knew…