How to Study More Effectively, No Matter What You’re Trying to Learn

The memory researcher’s guide to studying.

This is the semester you stop cramming and start using methods that actually work.

If you’re just copying down what the lecturer says and you don’t revise what you’ve written down, there’s little point in taking notes.

“How can I get more stuff done?” There’s a simple solution to improve your productivity and focus: Use the Pomodoro method.

Taking a few minutes to do a puzzle — or stare into space — can allow you to return to work sharper and more creative.

Optimize your studying and test prep with these techniques.

There are two types of knowledge and most of us focus on the wrong one.

The relationship between fidgeting and attention is complicated, but you can make the most of it with some strategies.

Plus: how to take better notes, and why you should quit bad books.

Eight tips to get the basic words of a new language down pat.

How to remember names, dreams, and the elusive word that’s just on the tip of your tongue.