switched from flashcards to just journaling one real work story a week and my behavioral answers finally stopped sounding recycled

Flashcards worked for facts but made every STAR answer sound like I was reading off a card. Started writing down one actual thing that happened at work each week, good or bad, no formatting. By the time interviews came around I had a dozen real stories instead of three overrehearsed ones. Small habit, bigger payoff than I expected.