My all-time favourite back to school study tip is called retrieval journaling: want to know how it can transform your grade this year? Its power lies in its ability to stop you forgetting most of what your course within a few weeks (or even days!) of being taught it,...
Sure as the mountains wear down, we all forget what we once knew. Though we generally forget quite a bit faster than mountains wearing down! The famous “Ebbinghaus forgetting curve” measures just how fast we forget. I’m going to explain what Ebbinghaus’ curve is, and...
There is one memorisation technique that, above all others, is the answer to how to remember what you study: retrieval practice. And shockingly few college-age students (just 7%) say they use retrieval practice as their main revision strategy. So here’s why you...
