Do a quick memory retrieval every 20 minutes and you’ll get the same effect as staring at pages for 60 minutes—except you’ll likely save 45 minutes of your precious time.
Memorization happens when you retrieve information, not when you passively read.
Wanna go pro?
Build context with every piece of information. Don’t stubbornly stick to one angle.
Ask yourself: What other content fits into the same field?
Connect ideas—you’ll expand your scope of memorization even further.
Example: If you’re learning equations, tackle matrices at the same time.
Don’t wait until you master one topic—link them together in the same sprint.
Still not enough?
Professor Feynman advocated for teaching others what you’ve learned.
Even talking to a camera with a prepared flipchart does the job.
Haha, you must be kidding, Mr. Feynman!
Good luck!
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teaching someone definitely helps with remembering. I used to teach people how to do origami in school. first I’d show them. then they do it with me. finally they do it by themselves. the whole time giving them confidence and tips.
This reads like it was copy+pasted directly from chatgpt lmfao
In lawschool, as part of preparing for the exams, I would write out a single page, hand-written outline as soon as the test began. I filled the entire page. The way I did it was for each area of the page, I made up a mnemonic device of a dirty poem for each line of that sub-outline, and it would be a dirty joke or something I could chant. I’d have about 7-12 of these devices in my head. As I stood in line waiting to get into the exam room, I’d chant it too myself, over and over.
Each one related to a specific physival part of the page. Visually. So I made my one page outline, had mnemonic devices for each part of the page, made them dirty poems, and then I recited them. Over and over in my head. Edit: I made them dirty poems because they are harder to forget.
To prepare, first Id make my big 17-20 page outline of the course by reviewng everything we discussed.
Toward the end, I”d start with a blank piece of paper. I’d then begin reciting my dirty poems to myself, using the first letter of each word as the first letter of the next bullet in my outline. And each poem had a different part of the page.
Now here is the actual secret if you read this far – this method ensures your don’t forget anything because if you do, there is a blank space on the page. You’ll be like “fuck what am I missing?” And then you’ll recite a dirty poem from later on the album (songs go in order) and sound it out.
This is how you get all A’s in lawschool.
Absolutely the best way to learn is to grasp the subject and then teach it back. I used to grab empty classrooms after hours and teach an empty room the subject matter when I was studying for tests. Always did really well when I did that compared to just studying in the library.
Thanks. I’ll apply this to my language learning technique.
chatgpt ahh answer
So I do something for 20 minutes instead of 60 minutes and I’ll save 45 minutes?
So I do something for 20 minutes instead of 60 minutes and I’ll save 45 minutes?
So I do something for 20 minutes instead of 60 minutes and I’ll save 45 minutes?
When I was cramming organic chem, I started quizzing myself every 15 minutes using sticky notes instead of rereading textbooks.
Don’t call me Shirley.
AI, What is a quick memory retrieval?
Active recall helps
I learned about this in grad school during a presentation. I switched up my studying to do multiple 10 minute sessions. Ended up getting 95-100% on tests when I was a solid b+ dude. It’s the only way I study now.
Bonus: I learned too then stress is beneficial for memory retention. So during the 10 min session I put my hand in ice water. This is backed up by science and I ended up doing a big research paper on it and converted some in my grad class to do the same.
One of my professors always went by the method of “see one, do one, teach one” and it worked wonders
Read it, then write it. Your retention will be amazing.
I can attest to this
Practicing a little piano several times a day helps a lot instead of doing long practice sessions every day
How can you be an adult and not know this?
I used to do this unknowingly I think. In grade school, I’d pretty much rewrite things I read, but I was a person that hated writing for a long time, so I would find ways to cut down on writing. Typically this meant making weird connections or shorthands. I was always treated weird for that, but when I hit HS and college, I learned that this was pretty typical proper study tactics. Never really recovered from being treated like I was dumb for doing what I did, and nowadays it’s hyper difficult for me to study at all.
Moral of the story: if it works for ya, it ain’t dumb
Surely he must be joking…
I just saved this post in case i can’t retrieve it in 20
One way I memorized notes in college was to hand write them over and over again in notebooks ands on whiteboards. When it came time for the exam, I could reproduce my set of notes on some scrap paper and pass with flying colors 😎
So you first learned this technique and now are teaching us. Fuck…that brilliant
Memory maps are an awesome way to quick study! Start with a plain blank sheet of copy paper, and just start writing down the things you know about the subject at hand. Don’t make lines, just jot it down anywhere on the page, and soon you have everything you already know laid out in front of yourself. Obviously doublecheck with notes and such but it’s a really good way to do a quick study session before a test