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Have you ever noticed that when you study or practice something for a long time in one day you suddenly become very bad at it, and when you forget a day and try again the next day you are suddenly able to remember everything? Or is that just me? It happens with literally everything I do… :P
Learning something over a period of time is better for your long term memory I’d imagine, rather than cramming in alot of information in a short space of time.
Sleep has a lot to do with firming up recall for new information. It’s part of why staying up all night studying for a test isn’t as helpful as staying up half the night and still getting a few hours of rest. That I know from reading about scientific studies. I’m not as sure about why taking a day off helps, but I would guess it also has to do with how long term memory is formed. I remember finding that with algebra courses more so than anything else I took in college. If I waited a day or two to start on the homework, it all made sense. If I tried to do it the day of the lesson, I struggled to get it right and had to refer to my notes.
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