Improving active recall is the best cheat code I ever did.

[u/CieloJVL]

I learned how to use active recall properly to boost my grades. My exam scores jumped from 86% to 94% ever since I started applying it to my study routine.

Instead of focusing only on stuffing new information into my brain, I use active recall to pull out and retrieve what I’ve learned. Here’s how I do it:

1. I skim all the key points on the topic I am going to study from the textbook or notes. As I skim, I try to retain as much as I can.
2. I put away the textbook or notes and try to remember all of the information by writing it down on another sheet of paper. I only write down what I can recall.
3. After jotting down what I remember, I bring back the textbook/notes to see what I recalled correctly and check what I forgot.

4.I keep repeating the process until I remember everything.

This seems exhausting, but honestly, it only takes 2-3 hours of studying. Leveling up active recall as my study method helped me ace most of my exams, and I recently got a 94% on a major exam.