Ace Exams Without the All-Nighters: Why Cramming Fails and What Works Instead

Cramming is like trying to eat an entire pizza in one bite—it just doesn’t work. Overloading the brain with too much information at once makes it harder to retain and apply what’s been learned. According to the American Psychological Association, spaced repetition—reviewing material over time—is far more effective for long-term memory than last-minute cramming.