Choose a small goal
Name something you want to explain, remember, or do. Use a chapter you just read or bring any subject of your own.
Sticky Learning · Reader companion
Keep learning.
Make it stick.
The book is a starting point. Find its sources, choose a way to practice, and bring what you learn into everyday use.
By David Shusterman, MD · WisdomSpan Press
Start where you are
One subject. A method you choose.
Try a method
Explain, draw, recall, compare, teach, or build a memory route. The ten guided methods give you a concrete first attempt.
Keep a useful record
Check your attempt, note one repair, and choose when to return. Download or print your personal practice plan.
Follow the raised numbers
References you can return to.
All 26 numbered entries from the book’s v0.5 manuscript are preserved, representing 25 distinct sources. Gaps in the numbering are intentional. Entries 8 and 21 identify the same study.
Research articles, syntheses, and official educational resources have different roles. Each entry links to its source and preserves the book’s qualifications. Access to a full article may depend on the publisher.
Open the complete reference archiveFrom the page to practice
Find your next step.
| In the book | Try next |
|---|---|
| Chapters 1–3 · attention and understanding | Ask a question and explain plainly |
| Chapters 4–6 · retrieval, spacing, comparison | Recall, return later, and compare |
| Chapters 7–9 · images, routes, and groups | Draw it, give it a place, or group it |
| Chapters 10–14 · names, faces, promises, numbers, reading | Choose one real memory task; record an attempt and a repair |
| Chapters 15–20 · subject and skill practice | Use it in the situation that matters |
| Chapters 21–24 · teaching, tools, and your own experiment | Teach it, then plan your next experiment |
Edition notes & corrections
This companion was prepared September 27, 2026 for the v0.5 manuscript. Its numbered reference archive preserves that version; future editions will receive separate archives. The archive itself was prepared September 17, 2026.
No reference-content changes are recorded in this companion release. To report a broken link or a possible error, use the WisdomSpan contact form and include the book title, chapter, reference number, and what you found.
Practice activities are adapted from Sticky Learning’s ten-method introduction and chapter framework. They are guided exercises, not individualized instruction or tests of a fixed learning type. The STICKY and WisdomSpan marks are publisher assets. No sign-in is required.