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An absolute must-read for anyone going into university or high school. Great lessons and in-depth research and details on the best ways to study - not just for the exam but for lifelong retention. Great counterintuitive strategies for maximizing memory, retention and deeper understanding of a variety of different learning objectives. My brain is going to sleep on this one! 🧠⬆️📈

An absolute must-read for anyone going into university or high school. Great lessons and in-depth research and details on the best ways to study - not just for the exam but for lifelong retention. Great counterintuitive strategies for maximizing memory, retention and deeper understanding of a variety of different learning objectives. My brain is going to sleep on this one! 🧠⬆️🆙📈

Is it better to study without any interruptions? Similarly, is it better to study all similar content together, or to vary subjects around?

This and many other questions are answered in the last few chapters

How does bring thirsty correlate to memory?

Learning so much!

Is studying frequently better than giving some break days in between? Is music better to study with or is it better to study in silence? If you were studying with X environment (music, location, mental state) is it better to recall these memories with the same X environment, or is it better in a new Y environment?

This and MORE answered in the last couple chapters. 🧠📖📚

How forgetting can help remember... Solidifying the phrase, 'forget to remember'. 🧠

They're talking about Patient HM! Hey I read that book last month!

Small read this morning because was instead enjoying music. Good book so far

Written by a fellow Ben.

I'm going to learn so much about this!

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