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September 3, 2026

Why Maths Has to Be Studied Differently

Reading your maths notes is close to useless, and most students find that out during the exam. Maths is a doing subject, and it needs a different revision method from the ones that work everywhere else.

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August 27, 2026

How to Test Yourself Properly, and Why Rereading Fails

Closing the book and trying to recall beats rereading by a wide margin in study after study. Here is how to do retrieval practice properly, and the three mistakes that quietly undo it.

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August 20, 2026

How to Study a Subject When You've Missed the Basics

When the current chapter makes no sense, the problem is almost always two chapters back. How to find the break point and close it without starting the whole subject again.

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August 18, 2026

How to Study With AI Without Quietly Getting Worse at the Subject

Students who leaned on GPT-4 while practising scored worse once it was taken away. Six methods that use AI without weakening what you actually remember.

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August 11, 2026

Can AI Help With Homework? Where the Line Sits

Yes, for one kind of help and not the other. A practical guide for students and parents, including a homework agreement you can actually enforce.

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July 9, 2026

Sleep and Learning: Why Late-Night Cramming Backfires

Should you sleep or keep studying the night before an exam? Memory research gives an unusually clear answer, and it is not the one most students act on.

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Study Skills Articles

Why Maths Has to Be Studied Differently

How to Test Yourself Properly, and Why Rereading Fails

How to Study a Subject When You've Missed the Basics

How to Study With AI Without Quietly Getting Worse at the Subject

Can AI Help With Homework? Where the Line Sits

Sleep and Learning: Why Late-Night Cramming Backfires

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