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Heyday's Guide to Research Strategies and When to Use Them

Doing great research can be costly, both in terms of time and money. But the cost of not doing the right research will always be greater. Different strategies are optimized for different needs and results.

What is Procedural Memory, and How Can I Improve It?

Procedural memory is a component of long-term memory that deals with the performance of actions and skills. It's a form of implicit memory, it's harder to directly train than explicit forms of memory. With the right conditioning and lifestyle decisions, your procedural memory can be improved.

How to Get a Photographic Memory

Photographic memory (also known as eidetic memory) is much more vivid, reliable, and receptive than the average one. The secret to building up a photographic memory for facts is to build relationships between them. Here are a few actionable steps you can use to build a photographic memory:

Four key challenges of a great research project

A variety of challenges can get slow down even the most experienced researcher. Knowing which ones you’re likely to encounter and how to deal with them can transform the outcome of your project. Here are 4 of the most common challenges:

5 types of research plans (and how to build them)

Research undertaken without care can be messy, imprecise, and time-consuming. A well-constructed thesis requires you to parse a great deal of written material and construct a secure methodology. Here's how to systematically build a research plan that will help you achieve your objectives:

Bulletproof Research Tips for Retail Investors

Researching investment opportunities before you allocate your funds can be a demanding process. Good research at this initial stage will set you up for later success (or failure). The key to successful retail investing is to think (and research) as though you're a seasoned Wall Street trader.

Timeless Research tips for Journalists

For journalists, research runs the gamut from sifting through social platforms for hot-takes and emerging stories to parsing large volumes of data. Having strong and consistently growing knowledge of your specialty area will allow you to predict where stories might emerge in the future.

Research Tips for...Content Marketers

Content marketers can’t just pluck a subject out of the air — the article you’re writing has to serve the needs of your client and their marketing strategy. Choosing a topic angle and a keyword is vital to building a foundation for an article, and that requires research. Here are the most important research tips for content marketers:

Aaron Rupar’s Most Viral Content

Here are former Vox journalist Aaron Rupar's most popular tweets, substack posts, and podcast appearances:

Working memory capacity: how it works and how you can improve it

Working memory is a department of short-term memory, specifically for holding a small amount of information relevant to accomplishing certain things within a relatively short time frame. The more things competing for your attention, the more sluggishly it will perform. Here's how to improve your working memory capacity:

Eureka moments: What they are, and how to have more of them

Eureka moments are when knowledge coalesces into one breakthrough insight. They can strike at any moment and summon feelings of excitement. Here are the strategies you can use to maximize the chances of having a eureka moment of your own:

Best Practices in Research from Anton Howes

Anton has built up an audience of thousands of subscribers by bringing them a bold analysis of interesting but little-known facts relating to the history of innovation. Here are a few of his best practices in research:

Loom's Origin Story

Loom is a video messaging startup valued at more than $1.53 billion today. In 2015 it was a usability testing app with no traction. This is a story of the founders' 4 pivots that led to success.

Sahil Bloom's Best Content of 2021

Sahil Bloom is best known for the thought-provoking content he creates across Twitter, his newsletter, and his podcast. Here are 9 of his most thought-provoking creations.

Memory biases: Why your memories aren’t as reliable as they seem

Your mood, thoughts, and intentions can all play a part in distorting your memories. Make some simple changes in your habits to counteract the effects of memory biases.

3 winning strategies to grow your newsletter audience (with best practices from Rusty Foster, Polina Pompliano, and Will Lawrence)

There are no secrets to growing a newsletter, but there are best practices. Read on to learn the winning strategies for newsletter growth from some of Substack's top writers.

Rex Woodbury's Best Content of 2021

Rex Woodbury is an investor at Index Ventures and the creator of Digital Native, a newsletter about the intersection of people and technology.

How to Restore Chrome Tabs

Accidentally closed a browser window with tons of tabs? See the 6 easiest ways to recover them!

Melanie Perkins' Canva Origin Story

Canva is worth tens of billions of dollars today, but there success wasn't always inevitable. Read on to learn what it took co-founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht to get the company off the ground.

How to Search Tabs in Chrome

Overwhelmed by tabs? Check out these 4 pro tips to easily find the exact tabs you need.

Dylan Field’s Figma Origin Story

Curious how Dylan Field got Figma off the ground in the company's early days? Read on to learn about the twists and turns the company took before reaching its multi-billion-dollar valuation.

So long, Journal

After a couple long years of working on Journal, we've decided to move on. Read on to learn about our new direction.

Introducing Heyday for iOS

Try Heyday for iOS to boost your memory. Heyday automatically saves content you view on your phone, and resurfaces it when you’re Googling or reading articles.

The 5 Best Fintech Podcasts of 2021

Want to learn more about Fintech? We got you. See our recommendations for the top 5 fintech podcasts of the year.

How to Save Tabs in Chrome

Learn the 8 easiest ways to save tabs in Chrome.