91. Why “I’ll Remember That” Is a Lie: Working Memory Strategies and Tips(ADHD-Friendly)

11/09/2025 27 min Episodio 91
91. Why “I’ll Remember That” Is a Lie: Working Memory Strategies and Tips(ADHD-Friendly)

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Our working memory has many strengths, like doing mental math and remembering the first part of a sentence as we read the second part. But the one thing it’s NOT good at is the one thing we keep asking it to do: remember information for longer than a brief moment.That’s NOT what our working memories are designed to do. In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, we talk all about working memory and how to support it. People with ADHD, this one’s especially for you.What You Learn:The difference between working memory, short-term memory, and long-term memoryHow to get information from your working memory into your long-term memory so you can actually remember the information when you need it (like for a test)Tons of practical strategies for supporting your working memoryThe impact of ADHD on working memory🔗 Resources + Episodes Mentioned:SchoolHabits University (Parents, go here)SchoolHabits University (Students, go here)The College Note-Taking Power System (Brand New Program!)Podcast episode website (with transcript)Episode 5 – Secrets of a Good Task Management System Episode 7 – How to Learn ThingsEpisode 20 - How to Use Active Recall to StudyEpisode 21 - How to Plan Your Ideal WeekEpisode 25 - 5 Time Management Mistakes You’re MakingEpisode 29 - How to Take Useful Notes from BooksEpisode 52 - How to Use SOPs to Work SmarterEpisode 61 - How to Prepare for Meetings✏️Get my $47 Note-Taking Course: collegenotetakingsystem.com Got your own burning question you'd like me to answer on a future episode? AWESOME! You can submit your questions via the form on my homepage right here.Please follow the show and leave a review if what you hear is helpful. Doing so helps me more than you'll ever know. Thank you!!LET'S CONNECTSign up for my (pretty darn good) newsletter that I very craftily named ReportCard. For hundreds of tutorials featuring tips on studying, productivity, organization, learning, time management and more, head to my blog: SchoolHabits.com.Subscribe on YouTube(@LearnAndWorkSmarter)Connect on Instagram (@SchoolHabits)Connect on Facebook (SchoolHabitsKatie)

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