Memory retention is a critical component of effective learning, both in educational contexts and the workplace. Hermann Ebbinghaus, a pioneering German psychologist, profoundly influenced our understanding of memory with his research on the forgetting curve. He highlighted that time is the biggest factor causing memory loss, but he also identified key strategies to mitigate this loss. Ebbinghaus demonstrated that reinforcing training at key intervals is a powerful way to combat forgetting. Furthermore, he found that factors like the ease of learning, interactivity, accessibility, and engaging content significantly enhance knowledge retention. The Science of Forgetting Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve illustrates how quickly learned information can be forgotten without reinforcement. His research showed that memory retention drops steeply within the first few hours and days after learning, with a significant portion of information forgotten within the first 24 hours. This rapid...