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it later. Quizzing yourself, not rereading, is a more effective way to
learn.

Heed the research: “Most students report rereading and
highlighting, yet these techniques do not consistently boost students'

performance, so other techniques should be used in their place (e.g.,

practice testing instead of rereading).”

9. Keyword mnemonics are soon forgotten.
A few keyword mnemonics stick with us for life—the Great

Lakes HOMES is one I still remember. But researchers found that a

“keyword mnemonic is difficult to implement in some contexts, and
it appears to benefit students for a limited number of materials and for

short retention intervals.”

10. 10,000 hours won’t necessarily make you an expert.

After Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers became popular,
everyone referred to his rule: you need 10,000 hours of practice to

master something. Unfortunately, you can put in that time, but you
may not achieve mastery. “People tend to be blissfully unaware of

their incompetence,” said one research paper. Ouch.
Mastery depends on the quality of the practice. For example,

you could play 10,000 hours of golf or tennis, but if you continue to

practice with bad form, you won’t improve your play.
Deliberative practice is best, said researchers. Deliberate

practice “involves constantly pushing oneself beyond one’s comfort
zone, following training activities designed by an expert to develop

specific abilities, and using feedback to identify weaknesses and work

on them.”

11. Micro doesn’t mean better.
Microlearning—delivering educational content in small

pieces—is a convenient way for students to receive information, but

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