Use ‘Elaborative Interrogation’ to Challenge Yourself While Studying
When you’re studying, you can try to simply memorize phrases and facts, but you should really be trying to retain concepts for the long term. One way you can do…
Use the Peg System to Remember Ordered Information
When you think of pegging, what comes to mind? OK, stop thinking about that. Start thinking about ways to improve your memory instead, you pervert. There’s a technique you can…
Use the ‘Method of Loci’ to Remember Anything
The method of loci (or the loci technique) is a mnemonic memorization trickwith a number of uses, from helping people with mild cognitive impairment learn and remember information to getting…
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…
Use the Leitner System to Study More Effectively
Diversifying your studying techniques is a great way to keep yourself more engaged as you learn new information—so try the Leitner system next time you tackle a new subject. This…
Use the ‘Chunking’ Method to Actually Remember What You Studied
Studying is a necessary pain when one is in school, which is why we have devised so many ways to do it. Everyone learns differently, but some methods are more…