How To Revise: Active Recall

There are two main ways to study effectively :

• Spaced repetition
• Active recall

Spaced repetition :

There is a forgetting curve for all of us. So every few days the information has to be recalled.

Active recall :...

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We often jumble up the information, a common error known as misattribution, when we recognize someone incorrectly or swap pieces of information.

The way to handle this is to write down important details on the fly, or aid recall by recording voice notes or clicking pictures/videos.

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