# @studysystems.laiba on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXrVgeiDGm7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64877591-studysystemslaiba-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-28T13:32:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Laiba | Studygram, Productivity & Motivation ☕ (@studysystems.laiba) — https://gondola.cc/studysystems.laiba

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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 understand and your brain stores nothing. 

👉 Now: before I memorise, I ask “do I actually get this?” If no, I don’t push forward. I rewatch, re-explain, until it clicks.

Understanding once beats memorising 10 times.

4️⃣ I stopped taking notes during lectures:

When you write word-for-word, you’re transcribing not thinking. Your brain stays in copy mode instead of process mode.

👉 Now: I listen fully. I only jot down what I don’t understand. After class, I rewrite the notes from memory, in my own words.
That second step is where learning actually happens.

5️⃣ I stopped pulling all nighters:

Your brain doesn’t store memories while you study. It stores them while you sleep.
Skip the sleep = skip the storage.
You felt productive. You retained almost nothing.

👉 Now: I stop by 10 PM. Sleep 7 hours. Review 15 min the next morning.
I retain more from this than I ever did from all nighters.

These 5 changes stopped me from sabotaging the way my brain was built to learn.

Follow for the real neuroscience behind becoming an academic weapon! 📚
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