Use ‘Dual Coding’ to Study Twice As Effectively
Photo: mangpor2004 (Shutterstock) When you learn and use a studying method, you’re making it easier for your brain to synthesize new information. Great! Now think of how much more you…
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…
How to Hide Someone in Your Google Photos ‘Memories’
Google Photos is a fabulous app that makes all your media available across your devices and acts as a solid backup in case, heaven forbid, your tech gets destroyed. It’s…
Use the ‘Von Restorff Effect’ When Studying Difficult Concepts
Photo: Bonsales (Shutterstock) Memory is incredibly complex, which is probably why it’s been studied and researched so much—and why researchers who make big discoveries about how it functions get phenomena…
Use the ‘Production Effect’ to Study More Effectively
You should always study in silence, but a little noise can be helpful for remembering things. Specifically, your noise can be helpful—that is, when you’re speaking out loud. If you…
The Best Ways to Use ‘Association’ to Remember What You Study
Of all the study tips out there, from those that enhance reading comprehension to those that improve retention, the one I use the most is association: Making up little personal…
Use the ‘Jigsaw Method’ to Study Complex Topics
Photo: Ground Picture (Shutterstock) Yes, studying alone and in a quiet space is extremely useful most of the time—but there are instances when studying with someone else can be even…
Why Cramming for a Test Doesn’t Work, According to Science
Photo: Huelor21 (Shutterstock) Cramming for tests doesn’t work, but that doesn’t stop students from waiting until the last minute to study. Some even believe that reading and reviewing material under…
Bad Study Habits You Should Avoid (and What to Do Instead)
Photo: FOUR.STOCK (Shutterstock) You know you need to break your bad study habits. There are loads of great ways to study, but there are plenty of bad methods out there…