Does the hard work of exercising your brain by pulling information from both cognitive and muscle memory make it easier to learn? Yes!

“Practice at retrieving new knowledge or skill from memory is a potent tool for learning and durable retention. This is true for anything the brain is asked to remember and call up again in the future—facts, complex concepts, problem-solving techniques, motor skills.”

From Make It Stick – Harvard University Press

“Effortful retrieval makes for stronger learning and retention. We’re easily seduced into believing that learning is better when it’s easier, but the research shows the opposite: when the mind has to work, learning sticks better. The greater the effort to retrieve learning, provided that you succeed, the more that learning is strengthened by retrieval”

From Make It Stick – Harvard University Press

The Indoor Health Council’s Power Learning System is built upon these research principles, and that when it comes to learning, no pain = no gain.

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