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Brain Dump
Recalling information, rather than re-reading or re-studying it, is the best way to strengthen your memory of something. A ‘Brain Dump’ where you literally dump everything you know about a subject, out of your head and onto a piece of paper.
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Flashcards
Flashcards are the easiest and most effective way to recall information so that it sticks in your long term memory.
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Listening to music
Lots of students say that music helps them to study or that they can’t study without it, but let’s look at what is happening to our brain when this is happening and if it actually helps at all.
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Pomodoro
Our brain can only focus deeply and concentrate for a short period of time before it becomes fatigued. Therefore the longer you study without having a break, the more inefficient you become and the more mistakes you begin to make.
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Re-reading notes
Rereading your classroom notes from your exercise book/file is one of the worst ways to revise.
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Worst ways to study
Here are the 5 worst ways to study. Stay away from these aged old strategies if you want to be effective and efficient with the time you give to studying and revising.