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Edited by Ceiswyn Blake, Monday, 30 Apr 2012, 12:48
Why yes, yes I have started reading the book for the Frozen Planet course. Though given that polar exploration is one of my favourite obsessions (and Shackleton and Nansen are two of my personal heroes) I expect I'll be shouting at the text before long smile

In the meantime, it appears I have already forgotten everything I learned in S151. This is the story of my life. Learning things, no problem; becoming an insta-expert on complex technical subjects is kind of my job. Retaining them in my mind? Not so much.

Does anyone have any techniques for learning things so that they actually stick in the long-term? (Note: repetition does not work.)

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Sarah, I have exactly the same problem. I can study with no problem and memorise enough information to pass exams etc, but once I start a new module, the previous stuff seems to get shunted out to make way for the new stuff. Maybe I just have a small hard drive with not much free space in my head sad