To retain information long-term, replace passive rereading with active recall, create summaries in your own words, and spread out your review sessions over time using spaced repetition.
Science-backed memorization techniques:
- Active Recall: Quiz yourself after finishing a topic instead of rereading your notes.
- Feynman Technique: Explain the concept you learned in simple language, as if teaching it to a child.
- Spaced Repetition: Review the material at increasing intervals (1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 1 month later).
