All you need is a journey or a route you already know well. Then by mentally linking the items you want to remember to points along the route, you’ll be able to recall them not just in the original order, but backwards too.
Parrot-fashion revision is slow and boring, because it’s unnatural. Our brains just weren’t built for rote learning random facts, and it’s not an effective way to study. To learn a topic properly, you need to understand it, work with it, and practise remembering and answering questions about it.
Here are six tips for getting new information into your head.