Think, Don't Memorize
Stop “memorizing”! Instead, think. Thinking is much more fun, and it actually works.
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Renewing Your Memories Is Its Own Reward
Don’t rush through saying your verses. Renewing your verses is its own reward, because when you renew, you think.
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Imagining Is a New Skill
Thinking takes work. For most of us, imagining is a new skill, and that means effort.
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5 Ways to Experience Verses You Learn
We don’t learn verses by heart for a grade. We want to deepen our experience. Learn five ways to think about and imagine the verses you learn.
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Thinking Every Day Is Hard
You’d think it would be easy to set aside a mere half hour each day for thinking. Nope. Not so far. But the problem isn’t the time. For me, even setting aside five minutes would be tough. Which only shows how much I need to think every day.
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How (and Why) to Start the Half Hour Thinking Habit
“Knowledge used does not need to be remembered; practice forms habits and habits make memory unnecessary…”
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Think Every Day, and Remember
What would happen if you set aside a single half hour every day to think?
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The Dark Side of Mnemonics
What if mnemonics (memory prompts) actually weaken your memory?
Reviewing As Thinking
Why memorize? So you can think. But memorizing is thinking. Instead of rushing through my flashcards, what if I can learn to enjoy reviews, as thinking?
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