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  • Person taking handwritten notes from a book at a desk

    How to Take Better Notes (and Remember What You Learn)

    BySimon Shaw 15 March 202612 April 2026

    Most people’s notes are like a junk drawer — everything goes in, nothing useful comes out….

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  • Lady sitting at a desk with floating icons that illustrate how to improve working memory - active recall, exercise, chunking and external systems

    How to Improve Working Memory: 7 Practical Strategies

    BySimon Shaw 22 January 202625 April 2026

    You walk into a room and immediately forget why you’re there. Someone tells you their phone…

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  • Two people practicing guitar together in focused music lesson

    How to Learn Any Skill Fast: The Deliberate Practice Method

    BySimon Shaw 22 January 20263 April 2026

    You want to learn guitar, speak conversational Spanish, or master data visualisation for work. The thought…

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  • A group of adults of mixed ages laughing and talking together at a book club, illustrating social connection as a strategy for keeping memory sharp with age

    How to Keep Memory Sharp With Age: Psychology-Backed Tips

    BySimon Shaw 22 January 202612 April 2026

    You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. A familiar name escapes you mid-conversation….

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  • First-person view of delivering a confident presentation, having used proven techniques to memorise it

    How to Memorise a Presentation Without Notes

    BySimon Shaw 21 January 20265 April 2026

    Learning how to memorise a presentation is one of the most valuable skills a professional can…

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  • Woman thinking with memory techniques floating around her, including acronyms memory palace and keyword method, illustrating mnemonic devices

    Do Mnemonic Devices Work? How to Boost Memory

    BySimon Shaw 21 January 202612 April 2026

    If you’ve ever used the phrase “Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain” to remember the…

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  • A man taking handwritten notes while reading a book illustrating how to remember what you read

    How to Remember What You Read: The Dual Coding Method

    BySimon Shaw 21 January 202612 April 2026

    If you want to know how to remember what you read, the answer lies in a…

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  • Person sleeping with brain activity visible — how does sleep affect memory through consolidation and replay

    How Does Sleep Affect Memory? The Science Explained

    BySimon Shaw 21 January 202625 April 2026

    How does sleep affect memory? It’s one of the most important questions in cognitive neuroscience —…

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  • Network of pins illustrating the importance of connecting new to existing knowledge in memory

    How to Remember What You Study (Without Cramming)

    BySimon Shaw 20 January 202612 April 2026

    If you want to know how to remember what you study — not just for tomorrow’s…

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  • woman sitting at a desk with a notebook and teal mug, looking up with a puzzled expression as if trying to remember something

    Why Do We Forget? The Science of Everyday Forgetting

    BySimon Shaw 20 January 202612 April 2026

    You spend Sunday afternoon studying for Monday’s exam. You test yourself before bed and know the…

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  • Student working at desk with a wall planner showing a spaced repetition schedule with increasing gaps between review points

    How to Use Spaced Repetition to Remember What You Learn

    BySimon Shaw 15 January 202612 April 2026

    You spent three hours studying on Sunday. By Monday morning, half of it was gone. By…

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  • Man walking through room with holographic memory palace icons, illustrating how to build a memory palace

    How to Build a Memory Palace: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

    BySimon Shaw 15 January 202612 April 2026

    You walk into your childhood bedroom and immediately see a giant elephant wearing a top hat,…

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