Written By
Aditya Shukla
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Group many individual facts together meaningfully in a few "chunks". Our Brain likes groups, not random bits.
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Repeat facts in your head and out loud with increasing intervals: 5 min, 20 min, 1 hour, 8 hours, 2 days.
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Facts you are tested on are remembered better than untested facts. Do mock tests and quizzes to verify your knowledge.
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Facts you write down and say out loud have higher recall. Tell others what you learn so your body "produces" the facts.
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Associate your new knowledge to existing knowledge. Compare and contrast if necessary. This strengthens memory.
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When you are stuck, read the solution and then try to reproduce it instead of discovering how to do it on your own for hours.
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Learning needs time to consolidate. Taking breaks is the best way to let that consolidation happen (apart from sleep).
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Take notes as proof of learning while studying by mentally revising what you learned. Immediately correct errors in your notes.