Practice

Interleaved practice

Mix the types when you're learning to tell things apart. Cram one at a time for words.

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Retrieval practice

Shut the book and write down what you remember. Rereading is a con.

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Spaced repetition

Review it, sleep, review it again. Never sit and reread the night before.

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Notification elimination and interruption management

Kill every notification and answer people only when you've finished the piece.

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"Dopamine detox" / dopamine fasting

Delete the apps, keep talking to people. The reset is a habit fix, not chemistry.

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Speed-of-processing training

Skip the brain-training subscription. You get faster at the game and nothing else.

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Dual n-back and working memory training

Play n-back if you enjoy it. Don't play it to get smarter.

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Commercial brain-training software

Cancel the brain-training app. You're getting better at the game, nothing else.

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The peak-end rule and the memory–experience gap

Don't trust Sunday night's verdict on your week. Trust what you logged at the time.

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Social interaction as an energy loan

Leave loud nights early. The bill for staying lands the next morning.

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Visual clutter and the environmental tax on cognition

Clear the desk before the hard job. For email it doesn't matter.

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Social-media reduction

Cut the feed for a month. It doesn't cost you a thing to find out.

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