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How to Remember Things You Study Better Do you find that when it comes to test time, you just
can't remember what you studied? Studying is
actually really complex, just like your brain, and
science has shown us that there is a "right" and a
"wrong" way to do it. You might be doing it the wrong
way! With some wikiHow help, you too can
remember the things you study. Whether you're
improving your study habits, learning to use
mnemonics, or employing various cognitive tools,
you'll be nailing tests and dancing your way through
classes before you know it.
Priming Your Brain
1 Get plenty of sleep. The first thing you should do is
make sure that you’re sleeping properly. When you
don’t get enough sleep, your brain doesn’t work as
well and all the studying in the world isn’t going to
make a difference. You’ll have to put the parties and
hanging out aside for awhile until you feel better
about your studying.
New scientific studies have shown that when we
sleep, our body goes through a sort of cleaning
cycle where our brains get flushed of all the bad stuff
that shouldn’t be there. When you don’t get enough
sleep, this bad stuff builds up and makes your brain
work a lot worse.
Some people need eight hours of sleep, but some
people only need six while others may need nine or
more. Everyone’s body is different, so experiment to
see how you feel.
2 Eat balanced meals. Eating a healthy, balanced
diet is also important. Your body needs lots of
different nutrients in order to work right and when
you don’t have those nutrients, it can be hard to
focus and absorb information. Eating balanced
meals doesn’t just mean eating a lot of kale
(although kale is really good for you). It mostly
means making sure that you’re eating a lot of
different foods in healthy proportions. You have to
adjust for your particular lifestyle, but a good balance
to start with is:
30% vegetables. Lean towards dark greens like kale,
chard, spinach, and broccoli, since these have more
nutrients in them.
20% fruits. Try to choose nutrient-rich fruits, like
citrus fruits and kiwi, or fruits which are high in fiber,
like apples, pears, and bananas.
30% whole grains. Choose nutrient-rich grains like
brown rice, quinoa, and oatmeal, and look for whole
grain products whenever you do eat any grain.
20% protein. Try to choose lean proteins when you
eat meat (turkey, chicken, and fish) and complete
proteins when you eat other protein-rich foods (you’ll
need to mix foods like nuts, lentils, and beans to get
a complete protein, or eat whole soybeans like soy
nuts and edamame).
Limit your dairy intake. Most nutrients that you get
from dairy products you can get just as easily from
other sources. Dairy products tend to be very fatty,
so when you do eat them, choose low-fat versions.
You’ll want to be sure you get enough calcium,
though, so eat calcium rich foods like kale, collard
greens, and sardines.
3 Drink plenty of water. You probably know that your
body is made up mostly of water, so you’re probably
not surprised to hear that getting enough water will
be very important for helping you focus. Dehydration
will give you problems focusing and if you can’t
focus, then you’re going to have a really hard time
remembering.
A good rule of thumb is that you’ll know you’ve had
enough water when your urine comes out pale or
occasionally clear. Eight 8 oz glasses a day is a
good starting point, but different people need
different amounts of water.
4 Wear comfortable clothing. When you study, do
what you can to wear clothes that are comfortable.
This will let you focus all of your attention on your
work, rather than breaking your focus to worry about
heat, cold, or your pants pinching you in that spot
you don’t want to talk about.
5 Use caffeine carefully. Coffee, 5 Hour Energy, Red
Bull….whatever your poison is, be careful when you
pick it. Caffeine does help you study...but only if you
drink it after studying.[1] If taken before you study, it
can make you too jittery to focus properly. Caffeine
also has lots of other downsides, so try not to rely on
caffeine in general.
Negative side effects of caffeine include caffeine
addiction, headaches, dehydration, fatigue, anxiety,
and disruption of your sleep cycle.
Embracing Learning Styles
1 Evaluate how you learn. There is a theory that
different people learn better in different ways and
that by exposing yourself more to the method that
works best for you, you’ll have an easier time
studying. Now, there are studies which show that
learning styles might not work, but many people feel
like this does make a difference in their learning.
You should feel free to experiment because as long
as it works for you, that’s all that matters.
You can find a number of tests online that can help
you figure out your learning style. Any one of them is
about as reliable as any other and they may give lots
of different results. The best route is to pay attention
to how you feel and what things feel like they work
for you.
2 Work with a visual learning style. Have you ever
noticed that you learn better by looking at charts or
graphs? When you think back to lectures in class, do
you remember what the Powerpoint slides looked
like better than the actual words your teacher said?
These might be indications that you’re strongly
drawn towards visual learning. Try to find ways to
make the information you study into a visual
representation, in order to help yourself remember it
better.[2]
For example, try using different color highlighters
and tabs to color code the important information in
your textbook.
3 Adapt to an auditory learning style. Have you
ever noticed that you have an easier time
remembering what your teacher said, rather than
what information was written in your textbook? Do
you feel like you absorb information better when you
listen to music while you study (sometimes even
being able to recall the information simply by
“replaying” the song in your head)? These might be
indications that you’re strongly drawn towards
auditory learning. Try to find ways to make the
information you study into an auditory
representation, in order to help yourself remember it
better.
Try recording your lectures and playing them back
while you drive or before or after you study.
4 Facilitate a physical learning style. Have you ever
noticed that you’re happiest when working with your
hands? Maybe you tap your foot or fidget with your
hands while you’re in class. These might be signs of
a kinesthetic learner, or someone who learns best
when they’re physically moving. This learning style is
more rare than the other two but important to work
with if you have it. [3]
Try taking breaks to run around the block or get
other brief exercise while you study. This may help
you process the information better and keep you
from getting too wound up.
Getting Engaged with School
1 Find things to enjoy. You’ll have an easier time
remembering the information you study if it’s
something that you care about or can get excited
about. Now, some stuff in school will be naturally
interesting for you, but other stuff may seem really
boring on the surface. When this happens, you’ll
have to find a way to get yourself interested in the
material. There are lots of different ways to go about
this, but you can try:
Finding a reason why the information will be useful
to you later in life. For example, the math you’re
learning can help you calculate how much money
you’ll need to save in order to retire. Be smart, and
you might even be able to figure out how to retire
early.
Make the information into a story. For example, if
you’re studying history, find a way to adapt what
you’re learning into your own episode of Game of
Thrones. If you’re studying science, think of a way
that the science could be used to make your
superhero origin story.
2 Actively listen. If you pay very close attention
during the original lectures, not only will you have an
easier time remembering the information but you’ll
also be able to study more efficiently because your
brain will have an easier time recalling the
information. Really work to listen when you’re in
class and keep yourself engaged with the
conversation of learning by asking questions and
really getting involved with the lessons.
3
Take notes. Another good way to “listen” to the
lecture is to take notes. This will help keep you on
track for paying attention, but it will also give you
great material to study from later. Remember, when
you take notes, the idea isn’t to write down
everything that your teacher says. Instead, write
down the important stuff. Write down the outline of
the lecture and fill it in with facts, and explanations
for the tough concepts that you know you’ll struggle
with.
For example, if you were taking notes on each
article, you’d probably break your notes down for
each section of the article, and write one or two
takeaways for each step.
4 Do your own research. You can help yourself
remember what you learn and also help yourself get
more interested in what you’re studying by taking
ownership of your education and looking for more
information outside of what your teacher talks about.
This can help you better understand the concepts
but also give you a more solid framework on which
you can build with the information covered in class.
You might even find interesting things that you think
are really cool!
For example, let’s say you’re studying chemistry and
your teacher is talking about the discovery of all
sorts of new compounds around the late 1800s and
early 1900s. You might stop and think to yourself,
“What did people do with all this new stuff?” If you
did some research, you’d find out that all those new
compounds were used to make new, brightly colored
paints. These new colors were responsible for an
artistic revolution which gave us painters like Van
Gogh and Monet.
5 Get some context. If you’re having a hard time
following along with what your teacher is saying, try
giving yourself a bit more context for the information.
Sometimes, when you can more clearly visualize
what’s being discussed, you’ll have an easier time
understanding what’s happening and keep track of
new information as it comes in.
For example, if you’re studying history but you find
you just can’t keep track of everything that’s
happening, try going to a museum or watching a
documentary that deals with that subject. This will
give you something to imagine as you learn and it
might even explain some ideas in a different and
better way than your teacher.
Using Memory Tricks and Tools
1 Use a mind map. A mind map is a great way to help
yourself remember information better. To make a
mind map, break down the information that you need
to learn into categories, and then into individual
ideas. Write down all of these ideas on note cards
and then pin or tape them to a large wall, with the
ideas grouped by category. You can then connect
similar ideas with string or color code the cards to
convey even more information.
This means that (if you learn your mind map) when
you go to take a test, all you have to do is bring up
the map in your mind and you’ll have a much easier
time “finding” the information you need.
2 Create your own mnemonics. Mnemonics are
songs, phrases, or words which act like a shorthand
for much more complicated information. You can
learn common ones for more standard information,
or you can make up your own that are specific to
what you’re trying to remember.
For example, the phrase “Every Good Boy Deserves
Fudge” is commonly used to remember the notes on
a staff. Another example is the name “Pvt. Tim Hall”,
which can be used to remember the list of the
essential amino acids. [4]
3 Study in groups. When you study, try studying with
other people. This works really well for a lot of
different reasons. Mainly, it can engage many
different learning styles and most people will find
that they understand information better when they
have to explain it to someone else. Studying in
groups also means that if one of you doesn’t
understand something very well or if you were gone
on an important day, there are other people there
who can help you get back on track.
Talk to your classmates about studying in groups,
but remember that it’s not really a time to be social.
You shouldn’t choose study mates based on who
you’re friends with. You should try to study with
people that take the class seriously and put in as
much effort as you do.
4 Focus on one task at a time. When we break our
focus, it can often take 20 minutes or more before
we can properly regain our focus, according to
studies.[5] Our brains also have a limit on how much
attention can be paid at any given time, never mind
our basic physical limits. This is why it’s best to sit
down in a place with as few distractions as possible
and just study until you’re done studying.
Avoid music or TV too. Focusing on one task means
it’s also a good idea to skip on watching TV or
listening to lyric-heavy music while you study.
Studies have shown that these almost universally do
more harm than good, because it takes too much
brain power to both hear the music and intensely
focus on your task.[6]
5 Make connections. When you’re studying, try to
make connections between the material you’re trying
to learn and the material you already know. By
making connections you’ll not only understand the
material better (making it more useful to you in your
everyday life), you’ll also have an easier time
remembering it. You shouldn’t feel limited by subject
matter either: if you see a connection between your
favorite subject in history and your new assignment
in math, then by all means make that connection
solidly in your mind.
For example, you might notice that there are some
weird words and sentence structures in English. This
can be connected to the various cultures that have
conquered in England (and the colonies) over the
course of history.
6 Start studying as soon as possible. The best,
least complicated thing that you can do to help
yourself remember what you study better is to just
start studying as early as possible. The earlier you
start studying, the more chances you have to go
over the information repeatedly and really lock those
facts away in your brain. Studying the night before
really won’t do you any favors, maybe earning you
two or three correct questions on a test. Studying for
just a short time every other day for a month leading
up to a test will probably earn you a perfect score, or
at least that “A” you’re hoping for.
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