Why Too-Short Practice Breaks Could Undermine Your Learning
A 2021 study illustrates why spacing out practice sessions may help you learn faster.
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Could Mental Practice Be the Missing Ingredient in More Secure Memory?
A 2021 study compares regular practice with a hybrid approach. The results were not even close!
Mental Practice Is Good – But This Hybrid Approach May Be Better
A 2018 study suggests that combining mental practice and observation can help us learn even more effectively than doing either one on its own.
How Effective Is Mental Practice, Really?
A 2013 study compares mental and physical practice, head to head!
How Important Is It Really to Practice Every Day?
Does it really make that much of a difference to spread out practice over time vs. doing it all at once?
What Happens When You Nap Right After Practicing Something New?
A 2016 study sheds light on how a nap between practice sessions could substantially accelerate learning from one day to the next.
