Retain what you study: The powerful Feynman Technique

The technique is based on the method Richard Feynman originally used.

There are four steps to the Feynman Technique:

1. Pretend to teach a concept you want to learn about to a child.
2. Identify gaps in your explanation. Fill the gaps by g...

Just forming chunks is not sufficient. You have to maintain them. The more you look after the chunks, the longer they last.

While reviewing material, recall it instead of just reading it passively. Try and recall in a different setting than where you studied it.

If you want to internalise useful information fully and keep it in your memory for a long time, you should make it the product of your efforts, you can write a short summary of a book you just read or tweet the insights you got from listening to the podcast. Whatever you do, you should get involv...