You're Not Forgetful: My System for Memorising Everything

If you’re struggling, consider therapy with BetterHelp #ad. Click https://betterhelp.com/elizabethfilips for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a credentialed professional specific to your needs 💚 🖤 The private heart-to-heart with my thoughts and advice on why and how to start therapy:    • Less-common reasons to start therapy & top...   🩵 Link to the Notion page that summarises the learning points from the video and on starting therapy: https://go.elizabethfilips.com/memory I’m a medical student with a naturally terrible memory, so I’ve definitely spent a lot of time trying to figure out better ways to stop msyelf forgetting and be able to retain and recall information better. This is my start to finish summary of the top ways I study, think and behave in order to remember better and more. Any extra tips are very welcome! xx To make your life easier: 0:00 Intro 1:10 The counterintuitve science of forgetting 4:51 How learning wrong makes you forget 6:46 The emotional brain and memory 10:25 Vertical vs Horizontal memorising 13:24 Tapping into intuition for memory 16:55 When your brain is your worst enemy WHO AM I: I'm Elizabeth, a medical student, painter and Podcaster in London. I love to think and talk about life, art, medicine, books and meaning. And also how to find the time to do those things. If you'd like to watch me paint and talk about life, I do that on my podcast (   / @feelosophywithelizabethfil6898  ) and if you'd like to read my thoughts and book notes, I have a newsletter you can join (https://go.elizabethfilips.com/newsle.... 👽 My Book on Organised Chaos: How to Succeed Without Habits or Consistency: https://lizziefilips.gumroad.com/l/krcnc 🧠 My Notion Templates to Work Better With Yourself: https://lizziefilips.gumroad.com If you want to stay in touch: 🖤 Patreon Team, we work together on Discord to get things done -   / elizabethfilips   💌 My Newsletter - https://go.elizabethfilips.com/newsle... 🎙My Podcast -    / @feelosophywithelizabethfil6898   📕 My Book Club - https://go.elizabethfilips.com/thepen... 📸 My Instagram -   / elizabeth.filips   💻 My Website - https://www.elizabethfilips.com/ 🐥 My Twitter -   / lizziefilips   Or leave a comment, I (try to) answer 100% of comments :)