Kamran Yashouafar is a co-founder of ZykoStudy and a student at University of California, Berkeley. He built ZykoStudy with Nathan Tabibian: a study app that turns your own notes into arcade games you practice inside.
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Writing by Kamran Yashouafar
Kamran co-writes the ZykoStudy blog on how students actually retain what they study.
- The Best Quizizz Alternatives for Solo Studying (2026)
The best Quizizz alternatives for studying on your own: which apps build questions from your notes, which need a teacher, and how to pick one.
- The Forgetting Curve: Why You Forget What You Study
The forgetting curve explains why you forget most of what you study within days. Here's what it actually shows and how spaced review slows it down.
- How to Study for Nursing School: Concepts, Drugs, Exams
How to study for nursing school: learn concepts instead of lists, quiz yourself on drugs and lab values, and review practice questions the right way.
- Does the Pomodoro Technique Actually Work?
Does the pomodoro technique work for studying? Here's what the research on focus, breaks, and retention actually says, and when it helps most.
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