I used to hate flashcards. Spending hours flipping through them felt endless, and I rarely remembered everything.
Then I discovered a combination of spaced repetition and active recall, and it changed everything.
Here’s what I did: I set a timer for one hour and focused intensely. I reviewed the cards, tried to recall the answers before checking, and repeated the ones I got wrong.
By the end of the hour, I had memorized almost all 50 cards. The key was not just repetition — it was active effort to recall information, not just passively reading it.
Now, I use this method for any subject, and it saves me hours while actually improving retention.
Sometimes, working smarter beats working longer, and this is one of those times.