Study Hack: Spread your study

When you cram, the information you review does not move from your short term memory to your long term memory. The short term memory (as the name suggests) only stores information for a short time. It has been likened to a sticky note. Sticky notes are temporary things - they are fickle and often end up stuck to your sleeve or fall to the floor. You want to move this information to your your long term memory which I imagine is more like a set of encyclopaedias or the hard drive on your computer. This happens when you review the material in chunks on different days, rather than cramming it all in on one day.