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“As scientists put it, using our memories changes our memories.”
― Benedict Carey, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens

“Since we cannot predict the context in which we’ll have to perform, we’re better off varying the circumstances in which we prepare. We need to handle life’s pop quizzes, its spontaneous pickup games and jam sessions, and the traditional advice to establish a strict practice routine is no way to do so. On the contrary: Try another room altogether. Another time of day. Take the guitar outside, into the park, into the woods. Change cafés. Switch practice courts. Put on blues instead of classical. Each alteration of the routine further enriches the skills being rehearsed, making them sharper and more accessible for a longer period of time. This kind of experimenting itself reinforces learning, and makes what you know increasingly independent of your surroundings.”
― Benedict Carey, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens

“Answering does not only measure what you remember, it increases overall retention.”
― Benedict Carey, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens

“Gestalt psychologists theorized that the brain does similar things with certain types of puzzles. That is, it sees them as a whole—it constructs an “internal representation”—based on built-in assumptions.”
― Benedict Carey, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens