Memorise a passage and keep it

The steps

1. 1

   Start with four lines, not four chapters

   Small enough to finish today, big enough to mean something.

2. 2

   Read it aloud three times

   Hearing your own voice is part of the memory, not a warm-up.

3. 3

   Chunk it and join it

   Learn one card at a time, then say two cards together, then the whole passage.

4. 4

   Remove one word at a time

   Each blank forces a real recall instead of recognition.

5. 5

   Rebuild from first letters only

   First letters are the last crutch before full recall.

6. 6

   Review tomorrow, next week, next month

   Put the dates in your calendar now, or it fades.