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Desirable difficulties

Learning strengthens when you introduce the right amount of difficulty—spacing practice over time, varying conditions, testing yourself before you feel ready—making recall harder in the moment but building stronger, more flexible memory. Easy practice feels good; desirable difficulties build competence.

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