Your memory depends on context

• Break up your study sessions rather than try to cram it all in the night before the test. By studying information in increments, you will be more likely to remember it until test day.
• If you are struggling to memorize something important, momentary interruptions might actua...

We get better at thinking when we put our knowledge into practice. Doing and thinking work together. You learn something, and then you use that information to do something. The result is that you learn something new. It is a powe...

We can easily function without having a conscious knowledge of what we're doing.

When people take the time to learn precise information, it can help save them in the long run. But because the long-term benefits are minimal, people will continue to use the front right burner.