# Active recall

Reading a page again feels like learning. Answering a question about it is learning.

## Testing beats rereading

Trying to remember an answer, even when the attempt fails, strengthens the memory more than reading the answer again. The effort is the point.

## Turning a note into cards

Take one heading at a time, ask the question it answers, and write the answer on the back of a card. Point the card at the heading, so the answer can be checked against the source.