• Make the new brain connections stronger. One technique is to recite the ideas out loud in your own words. This is the most powerful way to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory. Another method is drawing a picture of the information, to activate the visual part of the brain.
• Give the new material time to soak in ̶ your brain has to build new physical connections. For this reason, it’s better to study for several short sessions than one long one. And cramming the night before a big test doesn’t help.