I used to study for HOURS and remember 20%. Now I study less and remember almost everything. Nothing changed except I stopped doing these 5 things. Save this! I promise it’ll save you years. 1️⃣ I stopped re-reading my notes: Re-reading feels productive because your brain recognises the words. But recognition isn’t memory. Your brain only locks something in when it has to pull it out NOT when it sees it again. 👉 Now: I read once. Close everything. Write what I remember on a blank page. What I missed = my real study list. 2️⃣ I stopped highlighting: Highlighting tricks your brain into thinking it learned something. You didn’t. You decorated the page. 👉 Now: I read a section, close the book and explain it in 2–3 sentences like I’m teaching a friend. If I can’t explain it simply = I didn’t understand it. 3️⃣ I stopped trying to memorise things I didn’t understand: Your brain isn’t built to remember words. It’s built to remember meaning. Try to memorise what you don’t understan...