3)Make information meaningful
Do everything you can to make the material that you need to learn clear, relevant and purposeful, and establish a strong reason for retaining it. The more you know how something will benefit you in the long term, the more likely your memory will prioritize it.
Reducing distractions and other demands – known as your " cognitive load " – should also help with this.
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