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study-techniques
3 posts
3 May 2026 · 22 min read
Memory Palaces for NEET Biology, UPSC Polity, and CAT GK: When the Method of Loci Actually Works
The 2,400-year-old memory technique used by world memory champions. The research is real, the gains are real, but most aspirants apply it to the wrong material. Here's where memory palaces beat retrieval practice — and the much larger set of cases where they don't.
2 May 2026 · 20 min read
The Brain Rot Studies Are In: How Reels and Shorts Are Wrecking Indian Students' Focus
Three years of 'brain rot' as slang. Then in late 2025, the research caught up. A 71-study review, an APA paper, and a Munich memory experiment all converged on the same finding — short-form video is doing measurable damage to attention, memory, and study capacity. Here's what the evidence says, and what to do about it.
2 May 2026 · 19 min read
ChatGPT Study Mode vs Gemini Guided Learning: Which Actually Helps You Retain More?
Both went viral in late 2025. Both are free. Both promise to turn the chatbot into a tutor. After running them side-by-side on JEE physics, NEET biology, and CAT VARC — here's the honest comparison, and what neither of them solves.