AUD - How do you retain the knowledge from the earlier chapters of Becker? I feel like I finished studying and now I’m having to re-study from A1.

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I usually end my day with 30-50 questions of the earlier chapters I’ve done to keep the topic fresh in mind

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Review old material every day

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