What are some things i can do that can help me retain knowledge?

Answer 1

Flash cards. Silly, but true. When I took Art History, we had to know absolutely everything about a painting. The title (and not the English translation, the actual title), date, year, country, medium, size, location (if in museum, etc) artist, artist's country of origin, complete history, symbolism, if it had been restored .... flash cards worked. I used them when on the treadmill, before class, in the bathroom, everywhere, and especially before bed.

Answer 2

Associate your studies with something. I knew this girl that when she would study for a test, she would put on cherry chap stick. Then when she went to take the test, she would put the chap stick on again. Smell is a very good association to retaining information. Make the information that you are hoping to retain as silly as you possibly can. Repeat it a few times and chances are that you will NEVER forget it. Good luck

Answer 3

Search for knowledge. Think of yourself as a genius. Learn new things everyday. Get plenty of sleep. Take good care of yourself...body and mind work together. I sometimes also picture silly things in my head so that I will remember a fact such as milk bread and eggs things that I need from store...I can picture a loaf of bread throwing eggs at a carton of milk........seems silly, but I used these methods back in highschool and did fairly well!

Answer 4

Research a subject at a variety of sources..books, articles, discuss it with othe people. Also, write notes to yourself as you research and/or study. Approaching information in more than one way helps to build a stronger connection with the information.

Answer 5

When I used to have a exam - I used to make up poems to remember the bullet points, I was being tested on..
The first letter of the line of poetry I made up (containing lots of swear words btw) would make me remember the first line of each bullet point, and then the bullet point itself.

I litterelly could remember about 80 bullet points (in order)..

This worked wonderfully well for me - I hope it works for you too.

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Answer 6

For me, the more I repeat what I need to know, the more I remember it.

The more you see the information, the brain tends to hold onto stuff that way. Also word association may help as well.

Answer 7

Repitition. Memorization. Learning more about it.. visual learners need movies/magazines, literal people need books/internet, some people need hands-on/real life experience.

Answer 8

Try to visualize something that will click your memory as a reference to a part of what you want to remember