Short posts on reading more and remembering what you read.
What a read-it-later app is, how it differs from bookmarks and your browser's reading list, the best read-it-later app for each kind of reader in 2026, and how to read what you save.
Pocket shut down in July 2025. Here are the best Pocket alternatives in 2026, with prices, platforms, who each one suits, and how to bring your Pocket export with you.
What mnemonic devices are, eight types with classic examples and how to make your own, which one to use for what, and what research says about them.
How to build a memory palace in five steps, one example walked through from start to finish, the research on why it works, and when to use something else.
The Feynman technique: explain an idea in plain words, find the gaps, go back to the source, simplify. Four steps, a full example and what research says.
How to annotate a book: what to mark, a short symbol key, how to annotate without writing in the book, and how to turn notes into something you remember.
How to save pages, find your list, read offline and delete items in Safari Reading List on iOS 27 and macOS 27, and what it can't do.
A commonplace book is where you copy the passages and ideas worth keeping from what you read. Its history, three ways to set one up and how to remember it.
Rereading and highlighting barely help. Testing yourself, spacing your reviews and sleeping on it do. Here's a 10-minute routine for any article.
Active recall means testing yourself instead of rereading. Here's what the research found and a 3-step way to use it on the articles you read.
The forgetting curve shows how fast memory fades. Here's what Ebbinghaus measured, what his numbers mean, and three habits that flatten the curve.
Speed reading trades understanding for speed. Here's how fast most people read, what the research says works, and how to check you still got it.
Spaced repetition means reviewing just before you'd forget, with longer gaps each time. Here's the research, simple schedules and how apps pick the gaps.
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