The best way to study flashcards is not to study them at all. Now, before you bounce away, hear me out. There’s a small set of techniques that make learning with flashcards so fast, you really won’t feel like you’re studying at all. Instead, you’ll feel like you’re creating the knowledge you want to learn. Isn’t that exciting? I’ve been using cards…

Learning how to teach yourself can be fast, fun and incredibly effective. It can even be relatively inexpensive. But discovering how to learn on your own can also be psychologically and financially disastrous if you go about it the wrong way. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, enrich your personal life, or simply satisfy your curiosity,…

The number one reason students struggle to find the main points in their assigned reading is simple: You are being tested on your ability to figure out what they are and why they’re important. Teachers worth their salt won’t give you the answers because to do so violates your ability to learn this skill. Why is this true? Because all of human progr…

In the world of memory improvement, the mere mention of photographic memory is usually connected with some kind of scam. But the problems begin with how so many people confuse the term “photographic memory” with a completely different concept called eidetic memory. Another problem is the validity of the available research. Frankly, most scientific …

2024 is winding down as a wild year for learning and memory trends. Largely because it’s been marked by record levels of disruption from Artificial Intelligence technologies. But have they really changed that much for learners in any practical sense? And are they helping human memory? If so, who is helped? Who gets left behind? I’m in touch regular…