Seitz says that "there are numerous strategies to trick the brain into learning what we want." These include giving the brain additional chances with the material—"we can re-read text or rewatch a ...

What if I told you that one of the simplest tricks to improve your memory is to test yourself? It might sound silly but testing yourself can be a great way to learn faster and retain more information.

These incidental learning systems are "often a set of tricks," he continues, like "focused attention, repetition, creating rewarding circumstances, etc." When we fail at intentionally learning systems ...