Knowledge Quote by Peter C. Brown

Repetition is the key weapon against forgetting.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Effortful retrieval makes for stronger learning and retention.”

— Peter C. Brown

We forget that the accumulation of knowledge and the holding of convictions must finally result in the application of that knowledge and those convictions…

— Jane Addams

“It was an excellent aid in the forgetting process”

— C.J. Roberts

“Attempting to recall the material you are trying to learn—retrieval practice—is far more effective than simply rereading the material.”

— Barbara Oakley

“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

“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

Of my fifty-seven years I have applied at least thirty to forgetting most of what I have learned or read. Since then, I have…

— Emanuel Lasker

“At a minimum, Larsen would like to see something done to interrupt the forgetting: give a quiz at the end of a conference and…

— Peter C. Brown

The only way we could remember would be by constant re-reading, for knowledge unused tends to drop out of mind. Knowledge used does not…

— Henry Hazlitt

When the remembering was done, the forgetting could begin.

— Sara Zarr

Constant repetition carries conviction.

— Robert Collier