10 Mind Tricks to Learn Anything Fast!

Imagine you have an important presentation and only one day to prepare. How do you learn a lot of information in the least amount of time? Most people try cramming; they study their notes or review their lines for hours. They’ll pull an all-nighter if they have to. But despite all their hard work, they end up forgetting about 50% of the information they wanted to remember. Most of the content they crammed into their heads never sees the light of day. Why is that? Because it never finds a place in their long-term memory.

You can expose your brain to countless new stimuli, but it only retains a small percentage of them because you need time to store information in your memory. That’s the problem with late-night cram sessions; you aren’t giving your brain the chance to encode all the information you need to remember. That’s the number one reason why scientists recommend the sleep sandwich. Instead of one long study session, you should study, sleep, and then study some more.

The sleep sandwich is an excellent way to learn faster because sleep helps you retain more information. In fact, storing memories is one of the most important functions of a good night’s sleep. While your conscious mind goes to bed, your unconscious mind is actively storing all kinds of information in your long-term memory. But when you pull an all-nighter, you’re preventing your brain from actually learning and retaining those memories. Not to mention, you’re hurting your brain’s overall performance. Tiredness leaves your brain feeling foggy, slow, and unproductive. So come on, don’t bother studying until 4:00 in the morning! If you need to squeeze in some last-minute learning, study for a few hours, get a good night’s sleep, and then pick up where you left off in the morning.

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