Study Techniques for Improved Memory and Learning

🧠 Our brain naturally chooses the least energy-consuming study method for learning.

📺 There is a preference for watching video lectures over reading text.

📚 However, reading text can promote better comprehension and retention.

🧠 According to researcher John Dunlosky, the most commonly used study methods are the least effective because our brain tends to choose options that require less energy.

📚 Methods like underlining and rereading text have low efficiency in retaining information, as they involve minimal engagement and demand less cognitive effort.

✍️ Summarizing content by simply copying or rewriting it without actively engaging with the material hinders effective memorization.

🧠 Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to learn and adapt.

👶 Neuroplasticity is highest in childhood, making it easier to learn new content.

👩‍🎓 After the age of 25, learning becomes more active and requires processing and engagement.

💡 Changing study strategies after the age of 25 is necessary to effectively learn and retain information.

📚 Spaced repetition is an effective technique for memorization, contrary to the popular belief in intensive practice.

📖 The book 'Fixo e o Conhecimento' debunks the myth of intensive practice and provides insights on effective studying.

📚 The key to effective learning is focused and repetitive practice.

⏰ Distributing studying over time is more effective than intensive practice.

💡 Active retrieval of information is crucial for long-term retention.

🧠 The process of learning is not about accumulating information, but about creating links and actively retrieving information from memory.

📚 Active recall is an effective study technique that involves actively trying to remember information, rather than passively reviewing it.

🔁 Active recall is challenging but strengthens memory recall and helps fill any gaps in understanding.

🧠 Creating a mind map is a helpful tool for memorizing study material.

📚 Using techniques like the 'tia Judite' and 'tia Gerusa' methods can aid in effective studying.

🔁 The process of retrieving information helps in solidifying memory and understanding.