All we are saying… is give PEARS a chance.

Isn’t it strange that we spend 20,000 hours in formal education — from nursery to uni — yet almost none of that time is spent learning how to learn?

We teach algebra, fronted adverbials and photosynthesis… but not the basic skill that powers everything else: the ability to learn smarter, deeper, happier. No wonder people get overwhelmed, forget what they studied, or feel stuck in their careers.

So we built something simple.

Something behavioural.

Something human.

A framework for anyone who wants to upskill without burning out, build better habits, or simply get more from the time they’re already spending learning.

Introducing PEARS.

The PEARS Framework

P — Purpose (Find yours)

Learning sticks when it matters.

Research shows that connecting new information to personal goals increases motivation and recall by over 20%.¹

Purpose isn’t fluffy. It’s the psychological spark that tells your brain: Keep this. It’s important.

E — Engage

Your brain loves novelty, emotion, stories and interaction.

Passive learning? Forget it. Literally. We lose 50–70% of what we learn within 24 hours unless we actively engage with it.²

Engagement isn’t entertainment — it’s cognitive survival.

A — Apply

Turning knowledge into skill.

The moment you apply what you’ve learned — even in a tiny way — you strengthen the neural pathways.

Studies show that active application can double retention compared with passive reading or listening.³

R — Reflect

Reflection turns experience into growth.

Even a 2–3 minute reflection exercise can significantly increase long-term recall and confidence.

It allows the brain to store, sort and clean up the mental files you created.

S — Strengthen

Learning is not an event. It’s a habit.

Spacing, repetition and micro-practice increase retention by up to 80% over time.⁴

Strengthening locks the learning in — and builds confidence, competence and resilience along the way.

Why PEARS Works

PEARS takes the best of cognitive science, behavioural psychology, and modern L&D — then simplifies it so anyone can use it.

You can use PEARS for:

• Personal development
• Career upskilling
• Starting a new hobby
• Learning at work
• Sport, fitness or mindset
• Academic or professional study
• Even improving memory, focus and creativity

It works because it mirrors how the brain actually learns — not how we think it learns.

And it builds better habits, not just better notes.

The Proof?

Here’s what the research tells us:

• Having a clear purpose boosts learning performance and recall by 20–30%.¹
• Active engagement reduces forgetting by up to 50%.²
• Applying knowledge can double what you remember.³
• Spaced repetition improves mastery by up to 80%.⁴
• Habit-based learners are 3× more likely to continue developing new skills.⁵

PEARS takes those proven principles and puts them into a five-step structure that’s easy to follow, easy to adapt, and easy to make part of daily life.

Give PEARS a Go

You don’t need more willpower.

You don’t need more textbooks.

You just need a simple, human framework that upgrades how you think, learn and work.

PEARS makes learning easier.

It makes it stickier.

And it makes it yours.

All we are saying…

is give PEARS a chance 🍐

References

¹ Purpose-driven learning: Increase in memory and motivation (e.g., University of Texas & Stanford research on goal-linked learning).

² Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve — active recall and engagement reduce forgetting by ~50%.

³ National Training Laboratories “Learning Pyramid” & subsequent active-learning studies.

⁴ Cepeda et al., research on spaced repetition and retention (80% improvement).

⁵ Duke University behavioural habits research — habit-formers 3× more likely to sustain skill growth.

‍