Learn Mistakehttps://learnmistake.com/2026-11-02T22:25:02.754003-08:00Best Study Skills Books for High School Studentshttps://learnmistake.com/best-study-skills-books-for-high-school-students/2026-10-31T22:32:49.454293-07:002026-11-02T22:23:04.539111-08:00Ottoline MorettiThese are seven study skills books for a 16 to 18 year old preparing for the SAT or AP exams. The first three are the ones students recommend to each other...Make It Stick Summary and What Still Holds Uphttps://learnmistake.com/make-it-stick-summary-and-what-still-holds-up/2026-10-28T21:29:32.797028-07:002026-10-28T21:29:32.797028-07:00Ottoline MorettiWhat does Make It Stick tell you to do, and is it still right? The book asks you to test yourself instead of rereading, space your study sessions out, mix...Best Books on Learning How to Learn, Ranked by Evidencehttps://learnmistake.com/best-books-on-learning-how-to-learn-ranked-by-evidence/2026-10-25T20:05:40.365554-07:002026-11-02T22:25:02.754003-08:00Ottoline MorettiIf you read one book on how to study, make it Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown, Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel. Two of its three authors are research...Best Index Card Box for Flashcards and the Leitner Systemhttps://learnmistake.com/best-index-card-box-for-flashcards-and-the-leitner-system/2026-10-22T19:16:43.616842-07:002026-11-02T22:24:09.352628-08:00Simon OkoroFor most people running a paper Leitner system, a bamboo Leitner box is the pick, because it is sold for the method rather than adapted to it. Levenger's...The Leitner Box Method, Step by Stephttps://learnmistake.com/the-leitner-box-method-step-by-step/2026-10-19T18:24:34.587814-07:002026-10-19T18:24:34.587814-07:00Ottoline MorettiA Leitner box is a set of boxes, usually three to five, that holds your flashcards and decides how often you see each card based on which box it sits in....A Mind for Numbers vs Make It Stickhttps://learnmistake.com/a-mind-for-numbers-vs-make-it-stick/2026-10-16T17:15:45.376307-07:002026-10-16T17:15:45.376307-07:00Simon OkoroRead Make It Stick first if you want the core study methods with the strongest research behind them, for any subject from the bar to Spanish. Read A Mind...Turn Practice Test Mistakes Into Leitner Cardshttps://learnmistake.com/turn-practice-test-mistakes-into-leitner-cards/2026-10-13T17:05:45.143169-07:002026-10-13T17:05:45.143169-07:00Harriet AshfordWhen you finish, every wrong answer from one practice test will be a flashcard in Box 1 of a Leitner box. Each card asks for the rule you missed, and each...Too Many Cards in Leitner Box 1? Fix Ithttps://learnmistake.com/too-many-cards-in-leitner-box-1-fix-it/2026-10-10T14:14:29.243971-07:002026-10-10T14:14:29.243971-07:00Harriet AshfordIf Box 1 has swollen past 100 cards and your daily review now takes an hour, the fix has three parts. Stop feeding Box 1. Shrink the cards that keep...Leitner System vs Anki for Exam Prephttps://learnmistake.com/leitner-system-vs-anki-for-exam-prep/2026-10-07T13:22:31.868943-07:002026-10-07T13:22:31.868943-07:00Simon OkoroIf your deck will stay at a few hundred cards and you remember things better when you write them by hand, a paper Leitner box is enough. If you face a...Does the Leitner System Actually Workhttps://learnmistake.com/does-the-leitner-system-actually-work/2026-10-04T12:30:30.723914-07:002026-10-04T12:30:30.723914-07:00Ottoline MorettiDoes the Leitner system work? Mostly yes, though the research supports something slightly different from the box on your desk. The idea underneath it has...Leitner System Schedule for 3, 5 and 7 Boxeshttps://learnmistake.com/leitner-system-schedule-for-3-5-and-7-boxes/2026-10-01T12:14:05.594359-07:002026-10-01T12:14:05.594359-07:00Harriet AshfordWhich box do you review today? On a Leitner schedule, you review Box 1 every day, and each higher box on a longer fixed gap. On any given day you open only...How to Make a Leitner Box at Homehttps://learnmistake.com/how-to-make-a-leitner-box-at-home/2026-09-28T11:14:34.815803-07:002026-09-28T11:14:34.815803-07:00Ottoline MorettiWhen you finish this, you will have a flashcard box with labeled dividers and a first stack of question cards in Box 1, ready for your first session. It...Building an Error Log for a Bar Exam Retakehttps://learnmistake.com/building-an-error-log-for-a-bar-exam-retake/2026-09-25T10:13:28.565813-07:002026-09-25T10:13:28.565813-07:00Simon OkoroCan a failed bar score report tell you what to study for February? Partly. It tells you where you lost points: which MBE subjects and which essays. It...What the New Spacing Study Means for Your Schedulehttps://learnmistake.com/what-the-new-spacing-study-means-for-your-schedule/2026-09-22T09:18:44.417792-07:002026-09-22T09:18:44.417792-07:00Ottoline MorettiA meta-analysis published in The Clinical Teacher in 2026 pooled 14 studies and 21,415 medical learners and found that those who studied with spaced...Why Cramming Before the October SAT Won't Save Your Scorehttps://learnmistake.com/why-cramming-before-the-october-sat-wont-save-your-score/2026-09-18T19:13:25.182852-07:002026-09-18T19:13:25.182852-07:00Harriet AshfordIf you registered for the October 3 SAT today, the last day College Board's regular deadline allows, you have about fifteen days. The question almost...Anki Just Shipped a Security Fix and a New FSRS Version, Here Is What to Dohttps://learnmistake.com/anki-just-shipped-a-security-fix-and-a-new-fsrs-version-here-is-what-to-do/2026-09-18T19:13:25.178367-07:002026-09-18T19:13:25.178367-07:00Ottoline MorettiAnki 26.09 fixes two security holes, which makes it one of the rare updates worth doing today instead of next weekend. Ten minutes gets you onto 26.09.2,...The Shadow Study Technique Wasn't Banned in Japan, But Part of It Actually Workshttps://learnmistake.com/the-shadow-study-technique-wasnt-banned-in-japan-but-part-of-it-actually-works/2026-09-18T19:13:25.166417-07:002026-09-18T19:13:25.166417-07:00Harriet AshfordThere is no ban. No Japanese ministry, prefecture, school board or university is named in any version of the viral claim, and no policy document, news...