You’re Not Forgetful: My System for Memorising Everything

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I’m a medical student with a naturally terrible memory, so I’ve definitely spent a lot of time trying to figure out better ways to stop msyelf forgetting and be able to retain and recall information better.
This is my start to finish summary of the top ways I study, think and behave in order to remember better and more.
Any extra tips are very welcome! xx

To make your life easier:
0:00 Intro
1:10 The counterintuitve science of forgetting
4:51 How learning wrong makes you forget
6:46 The emotional brain and memory
10:25 Vertical vs Horizontal memorising
13:24 Tapping into intuition for memory
16:55 When your brain is your worst enemy

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