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“Retrieval practice—recalling facts or concepts or events from memory—is a more effective learning strategy than review by rereading. Flashcards are a simple example. Retrieval…

— Peter C. Brown

“Passive rereading of the same material again and again, or glancing at problems and solutions simultaneously creates illusion of progress. Instead, use recall to…

— Jennifer April

“Effortful retrieval makes for stronger learning and retention.”

— Peter C. Brown

“Rereading has three strikes against it. It is time consuming. It doesn’t result in durable memory. And it often involves a kind of unwitting…

— Peter C. Brown

“I try to shed what I’ve learned, I try to forget the way I was taught to remember”

— Fernando Pessoa

“One of the most striking research findings is the power of active retrieval—testing—to strengthen memory, and that the more effortful the retrieval, the stronger…

— Peter C. Brown

“The act of retrieving learning from memory has two profound benefits. One, it tells you what you know and don’t know, and therefore where…

— Peter C. Brown

“When you’re deep in study mode, stop every thirty minutes to review what you’ve just learned. Repeat the information you just covered out loud…

— Jill Konrath

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing.

— William Safire

“When a person asks how he can improve his memory, he cannot expect a useful answer until he makes his question more specific. What…

— Kenneth L. Higbee

There's a paradox in rereading. You read the first time for rediscovery: an encounter with the confirming emotions. But you reread for discovery: you…

— Cynthia Ozick

It's better to understand something than to memorize something.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson