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eppur_se_muova

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4. Also: If you finish a chapter, or section, and want to retain more of what you've just read:

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 09:03 AM

Jul 2021

Look back over it quickly, then read the first two paragraphs or so of the next section. Pause, and glance over the end of the last ch/sec again before taking a break or quitting for the day.

This helps info in your short-term memory begin the move into long-term memory. If you stop cold some of what is in short-term memory doesn't make it.

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Remember more by taking breaks [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2021 OP

Remember, We remember things longer if we take breaks during learning, elleng Jul 2021 #1

Neuroscientists discover how taking breaks while learning improves memory Judi Lynn Jul 2021 #2

happens a lot in the IT world Skittles Jul 2021 #3

Also: If you finish a chapter, or section, and want to retain more of what you've just read: eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #4