How we learn: memory and review

What we know about how memory works so we can study better: the forgetting curve, spaced repetition, retrieval practice, mixing topics, sleep and which techniques work less well, with a one-week study plan.

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  1. Studying with memory
  2. The forgetting curve
  3. Four techniques that work
  4. What we do and what works
  5. A review plan for the week
  6. Sleeping is studying too
  7. Attention, distractions, and your phone
  8. With numbers
  9. One-week trial

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