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Space out studying
When you're studying, you need to space out the studying rather than limiting it to one timeframe.
For example, if you have seven hours to study for an exam that is in one week, do one hour a day rather than all seven hours the day before.
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Context matters
Memories are best retrieved if the context of retrieval matched the context when the memory was formed.
If I'm studying for a test while listening to Mozart, burning a lavender-scented candle, and eating Sour Patch gummy bears, I will recall that information better on the t...
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Self-testing helps to remember information
When you need to remember information for a test or presentation, you can try to hammer the information into your head or you can flip it and also try to retrieve the information as you're learning it.
When we try to put the information in, it travels one ...
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Create semantic memory
Semantic memory is memory for facts and information.
Too much stress can impact your ability to form and retrieve memories. For example, you study for an exam and know the information, then you go for the test, but because you're stressed and you're nervous, you can't remem...
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Divide up + space out study sessions.
When studying for an exam, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information to learn. Most of the stress associated with studying is a result of poor planning and time management that leads to stressful cramming the night before.
Research has shown that dividing your study in...
Space out your study sessions
It’s better to distribute the time you have available to study over a greater number of shorter sessions than it is to cram your studying into a single marathon session.
If you have 12 hours to dedicate to a topic, it’s better to study over six two-hour-long sessions th...
Don't cram - space out your studying
A lot of students cram - they wait until the last minute, them in one evening they repeat the information again and again. But research show this itsn't good for long tem memory.
Practice a little bit one day, then two days later.
The btter idea is to space repetition. Practice a lit...
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