Brain, Memory

Mental Note…

You’ve heard me say a number of times, it’s no good expecting the material you need to learn to enter your head of its own accord, settle down into your memory banks and await your recall. You’ve got to actively manipulate the information in whatever way is appropriate for you, [...]

Brain, Learning

What’s the best study method?

We all have our favourite, of course. And what works for us, is what’s best for us. But how do you know if you’ve stumbled upon the best system for you? Well, it turns out, so says Jeffrey Karpicke at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, that no matter what [...]