Methods
How to actually study — and tools that do it with you.
Two new pieces here: a sourced ledger rating ten study techniques by the strength of their evidence, and a working spaced-repetition scheduler you can actually use today. Below them, every other study-method guide on StudyOptions.
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Study Spacing Planner
Fit topics, passes and available sessions into the days you have, and see what has to give when they do not fit.
Ledger · 4 sourcesHow to Actually Study: What the Evidence Says Works
Ten techniques rated High/Moderate/Low utility, straight from the field's own landmark review — plus why "learning styles" doesn't hold up.
Tool · 2 sourcesSpaced-Repetition Scheduler (SM-2, With the Math Shown)
Enter what you're learning and how your last review went — it runs Woźniak's published 1990 algorithm in your browser and shows every number.
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