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Active recall

Active recall is a study method where you retrieve information from memory instead of rereading it.

Rereading notes feels productive but mostly builds recognition, not memory. Active recall flips that. You close the book and try to answer a question from memory, which forces your brain to rebuild the path to that fact and makes it far easier to recall later.

It is one of the most reliable study techniques in the research. Flashcards, practice questions, and writing an answer from memory are all forms of active recall.

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