10 ways to use active recall to memorise information

What is the best way to cement information into your brain? Research shows active recall (aka retrieval practice) is a highly effective strategy for remembering information. This strategy will take your studies and your grades to the next level. Active recall involves bringing information to mind without looking at your books and notes. I have […]

Demystifying study: How to make studying part of your daily routine

Has someone ever said to you “Go to your room and study!”? Study is such a vague term. Many students know they should study, but they’re not exactly sure what study is and what they should be doing. This is a problem. If you don’t know what study is and what effective study looks like, […]

How to learn a foreign language and never forget it

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Use it or lose it”. It’s clichéd but it’s true. I’ve experienced this in my own life. I went from being fluent in Italian to barely being able to string a simple sentence together because I didn’t speak the language for over 10 years. Let me give you the backstory […]

Simple things you can do to make studying feel easier

It’s the start of a new school year. With this usually comes shiny new pens, fresh notebooks and renewed hope and optimism. But this year feels a little different . . . Last week I heard someone say: “It’s only January but it feels like it’s the end of the year. I’m so over it.” […]