[mohamez]

All it takes then is just move from a method of remembering to another more efficient and enjoyable one, I can illustrate what I am trying to say using your Anki example by saying that once a language learner for example reaches a certain level in the language after acquiring a sized set of vocabulary, the learner can move to "abundant reading" as a way to memorize words through frequency as a more effective method of learning new vocabulary.

So it's all about remembering, but what differs is how someone approaches it depending on their level and understanding of the topic they are trying to learn.

[Bakary]

This is definitely true. The snowball effect and the networking of information helps a lot.

I'm trying to look at the problem with a wider lens, however. For example, if learning that language is actually something we want to do in opposition to all the things you could be doing. In the context of public education, since this is the theme the author focuses on, we don't just study certain topics, we study a certain spin on some topics that is determined by a range of government officials.

In other words, you have to deal with severely limited energy and interest compared to all that is available in life so cutting chaff is probably even more important than boosting your ability to remember. In fact, selecting what to learn is life, just like a sculptor removes the parts of the marble that aren't in the end result.