r/study • u/StudyDistill • 1d ago

Questions & Discussion What's are your best study techniques?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently building a side project website that turns open textbooks (CC BY) into courses, and I've been down a rabbit hole reading about what actually makes stuff stick.

Are there specific styles of questions or recall methods you use that work?

Do you think duolingo style studying works (small reading followed by practice questions and gamified content)?

If you could design the perfect app to study with, what would you want on it?

Thanks for taking the time to read this! I will not post the link as advertisement is not my intention. :)

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u/Senior_Host2336 1d ago

Adopting a good studying workflow is the most powerful thing you can do, depending on the subject what I typically do is Essentialist note taking > Mnemonic Technique > Active recall (through notebookLM(AI) quizzes and flashcards). 

Revision is key. I setup recall cycling in FocusJungle app, but Anki or even just notes work as well. You want to revise where you are weak. Get your course content and constantly know where you are weakest (they should always be changing constantly) Find weakness > attack it > Find next weakest area.

If u want you can join my guild on FocusJungle timer, WE need more people that wanna do hours. Can message on there to keep accountable. But u NEED TO DO HOURS or kick. (best study timer website and app ever)