How to remember

Using spaced repetition in conjunction with other study techniques can help you memorize information much, much more quickly. Here's how to do it.

I had written a lengthy post in 2015 on the subject of required reading for investors, which also included thoughts from Prof. Sanjay Bakshi and my own reading spectrum. This latest post is an update on the same and includes my revised reading spectrum (not a major change over last time, but some meaningful additions). […]

Frustrated because you are studying regularly and still don't know how to remember what you study? This big problem has a very simple solution.

In a pre-pandemic post, “What to say when you don’t know what to say,” I made a big list of some of my favorite conversational shortcuts that I like to drop to keep conversations from being needlessly confrontational or boring. Stuff like: “It wasn’t for me” when somebody asks you what you thought of something

“Yoohoo!”, “Hey!”, “Yo!” and “Good morning” -- it’s all here.

Adam Grant swears by these three science-backed memory techniques that will help anyone learn faster and retain more.

"Spaced-repetition works by presenting you with information right before you forget it to make sure that it stays fresh in your mind. You don’t mindlessly repeat information over and over again; you repeat it across increasing intervals of time. Spaced-repetition is designed to ‘fight’ the forgetting curve and trains your brain by ‘lifting heavier and heavier weights’ so you can recall information at longer intervals." - Michele, The Intrepid Guide #LanguageTips #LearnLanguages