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Spreading study over days (spaced repetition) builds far more durable memory than cramming it all at once.

Memory science

Mind

Why it matters

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First shown by Hermann Ebbinghaus in the 1880s and confirmed ever since: the same study time produces stronger recall when spread out, because each review reverses a little forgetting.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Çalışmayı günlere yaymak, yani aralıklı tekrar, her şeyi bir kerede sıkıştırmaktan çok daha kalıcı hafıza oluşturur.

Bunu ilk kez 1880'lerde Hermann Ebbinghaus gösterdi ve o zamandan beri doğrulandı: Aynı çalışma süresi, yayıldığında daha güçlü hatırlama üretir; çünkü her tekrar biraz unutmayı tersine çevirir.

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Ebbinghaus spacing effect; replicated widely.

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