How can you better remember what you listen to in a podcast? 5 concrete tips
Do you listen to inspiring, committed, impactful podcasts and yet, you sometimes feel like you're forgetting the essentials a few hours later? Don't panic. Here are 5 simple and effective tips to better retain what you hear, without turning listening into a school exercise.
Because sometimes, a sentence, an idea, a testimony can really help you move forward. You might as well give it a chance to stay a little longer in the back of your mind!
1. Really listen... One thing at a time
You don't have to be in meditation mode to listen to a podcast. But if you start an episode by scrolling through Insta, answering your emails and checking the weather, your brain half gets it.
Instead, try to associate listening with an automatic activity : walking, cooking, drawing... You will be more present, and therefore more able to capture the essential.
💡 Little tip: pause a moment that appeals to you. Let it steep. A micro-pause is often better than a time-lapse listening.
2. Write down in your own way (even if it's quick)
You don't need a perfect notebook. What matters is to keep track of what has marked you. A word, a punchline, an idea you want to dig into.
You can create a quick "podcast card" in your notes app
Scribbling a diagram or mind map if you're visual
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3. Summarize out loud (even to yourself)
Do you want it to stay? Say it. Say out loud what you have remembered from an episode, even solo. It's proven: talking about what you've just heard anchors the information much better in your memory.
And if you share a part of the episode with a friend or colleague, you can also spread inspiration. Win-win 🤝
4. Come back to it without pressure (but with intention)
Did you like an episode? Let it steep. You don't always need to remember everything at once or understand everything at the time. Sometimes, a sentence that had escaped you or an idea that you had skimmed over resurfaces more clearly after a few days, just because your mind was more available or because something resonated differently in the meantime.
Coming back to an episode, even partially, is a bit like restarting a good conversation : you pick up new things, you make unexpected connections, you dig into a subject that had touched you without yet having the words to express it.
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👉 The good thing is that our selection remains there, available at any time, to immerse you in when the desire (or need) returns. Without pressure, at your own pace.
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5. Take action (even if softly)
Did you have an idea? A sentence gave you a little click? Don't wait until it's perfect or well framed to do something with it. Sometimes, it's a detail that changes everything : formulating a question differently, daring to write to someone, changing a small reflex in your routine or your way of working.
No need for a major upheaval. Just a micro-step in real life. It's often this passage to action, even discreet, that really anchors what you've heard... and that gently changes your way of thinking, acting or seeing things.
And now, what do you do with all this?
You won't remember everything and frankly, that's normal. The idea is not to turn each listening into a revision sheet. But by adopting a few simple and pressure-free reflexes, you can transform these listening moments into real bubbles of inspiration.
A sentence that remains, an idea that evolves, a desire that is born... That's often how things start to move, without us realizing it right away.
So even if you don't act immediately, even if you listen again later, even if you just write down one word: trust yourself. It may be the first step on a path that makes sense to you.
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