• phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    It’s like the proven best way to get stuff stuck in your head. Repetition is super helpful for memory. As an adult usually your repetition is kept to work time but it isn’t a different concept.

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      9 months ago

      To me, repetition implies exercise and usage, whereas studying for a test is a cram session before moving on to something else.

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        9 months ago

        The worst way to study is indeed not a very good way to study, you are correct.

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        9 months ago

        whereas studying for a test is a cram session before moving on to something else.

        And you forget about it a few days later at most.

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        9 months ago

        Cramming and studying are different. Sure many people use cramming in place of studying for tests and whatnot. But proper studying involves working on understanding via exercise and usage. And doing so more often than in just a pre-test cramming session.