https://flash-cardz.com/blog Research-backed guides for university students on flashcards, memory and exams. en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://flash-cardz.com/blog/feynman-technique https://flash-cardz.com/blog/feynman-technique Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Study methods What the Feynman technique is, its four steps, why explaining a topic in plain words shows you what you don't know yet, and how to use it before exams. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/interleaving https://flash-cardz.com/blog/interleaving Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Study methods What interleaved practice is, what studies of maths problems and paintings found, when mixing topics helps, when it doesn't, and how to use it in revision. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-study-the-night-before-an-exam https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-study-the-night-before-an-exam Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Exams A plan for the night before an exam: what to review, what to skip, why sleep beats an all-nighter, and what to do on the morning of the test. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-remember-what-you-read https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-remember-what-you-read Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Study methods Why you forget most of what you read, and how to remember more: read-recite-review, questions before you read, recall instead of rereading, and spacing. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-take-lecture-notes https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-take-lecture-notes Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Study methods How to take lecture notes you'll actually use: laptop or pen, what to write down, the Cornell method, and how to turn your notes into questions after class. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/ai-flashcards https://flash-cardz.com/blog/ai-flashcards Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT AI How to make flashcards with AI from your own PDFs, slides and notes: what good AI flashcards look like, how to check them, and how to study them. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/study-techniques https://flash-cardz.com/blog/study-techniques Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Study methods Ten popular study techniques rated by the evidence, from practice testing and spacing to highlighting and rereading, and how to use the ones that work. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/forgetting-curve https://flash-cardz.com/blog/forgetting-curve Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Spaced repetition What Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve shows, why we forget so fast, what a modern replication found, and how to flatten the curve before your exams. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-many-flashcards-a-day https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-many-flashcards-a-day Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Spaced repetition How many new flashcards to add a day, and how many reviews each pace costs: a year of FSRS spaced repetition simulated, with tables for 10 to 50 cards. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/fsrs-algorithm https://flash-cardz.com/blog/fsrs-algorithm Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Spaced repetition What FSRS is, how it models difficulty, stability and retrievability, how it differs from SM-2, and how to choose your desired retention, with worked examples. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-study-in-medical-school https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-study-in-medical-school Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Medicine A research-backed way to study in medical school: lectures into flashcards, daily spaced repetition, practice questions, anatomy and exams, without burning out. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-study-law https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-study-law Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Law How to study law well: reading cases and codes, building your own outline, memorising rules with active recall, and practising the problem questions exams set. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-memorize-vocabulary https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-memorize-vocabulary Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Languages How to learn vocabulary in a new language: how many words you need, which to learn first, flashcards that work, spaced repetition, and how many words a day. https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-make-flashcards https://flash-cardz.com/blog/how-to-make-flashcards Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Flashcards How to make flashcards that stick: one idea per card, questions that make you think, several angles, and a schedule. 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An honest comparison of digital and paper flashcards for university: memory, speed, scheduling, images, and when each one wins.