As a student, I find exams stressful and overwhelming
So in the last 6 months, I spent over 50 hours learning how to beat any exams
And I found a simple 3 steps system that you could use to transform your grades in 6 months:
So in the last 6 months, I spent over 50 hours learning how to beat any exams
And I found a simple 3 steps system that you could use to transform your grades in 6 months:
You are about to build the most powerful learning system I have found.
This system allowed me to:
Graduate high school at 16 and is getting me my bachelor's at 18 (without going insane)
This system is NOT perfect.
This is what I use and found success with.
Let's begin 👇
This system allowed me to:
Graduate high school at 16 and is getting me my bachelor's at 18 (without going insane)
This system is NOT perfect.
This is what I use and found success with.
Let's begin 👇
How learning works
Information enters your head.
It's then held on in the short-term memory
With effective encoding process and retrieval practice it would become long-term memory.
Here's a visual for you:
Information enters your head.
It's then held on in the short-term memory
With effective encoding process and retrieval practice it would become long-term memory.
Here's a visual for you:
So the overview is broken into 3 parts:
- Prestudying ~ Familiarization
- Processing ~ Personalization
- Retrieval ~ Repetition
Each tweet give you the details into what each concept means and how to use it.
- Prestudying ~ Familiarization
- Processing ~ Personalization
- Retrieval ~ Repetition
Each tweet give you the details into what each concept means and how to use it.
1/ Prestudying
Prestudying is a quick 15 - 30 minutes session (depends*) BEFORE your learning
This is where you look for keywords and the big picture 🖼
Here's how I do it:
- List keywords
- Categorize into chunks
- Chunk the chunks
Here's a more detail breakdown for you:
Prestudying is a quick 15 - 30 minutes session (depends*) BEFORE your learning
This is where you look for keywords and the big picture 🖼
Here's how I do it:
- List keywords
- Categorize into chunks
- Chunk the chunks
Here's a more detail breakdown for you:
2/ Processing
Your brain is selfish!
Anything that doesn't solve a problem or "seem" important is forgotten
To combat this... ask better questions
Avoid the "WHAT" and prioritize the "WHY" and "HOW"
- Why is X important?
- How is X related to Y?
- What problem does X solve?
Your brain is selfish!
Anything that doesn't solve a problem or "seem" important is forgotten
To combat this... ask better questions
Avoid the "WHAT" and prioritize the "WHY" and "HOW"
- Why is X important?
- How is X related to Y?
- What problem does X solve?
3/ Retrieval
Our next obstacle: the forgetting curve.
Your weapon: retrieval practice.
Completely from memory
- Solving past papers
- Brain dump into mindmap
- Teach it to an imaginary friend
A simple schedule for spacing your session:
~ 1 day
~ 1 week
~ 1 month.
Our next obstacle: the forgetting curve.
Your weapon: retrieval practice.
Completely from memory
- Solving past papers
- Brain dump into mindmap
- Teach it to an imaginary friend
A simple schedule for spacing your session:
~ 1 day
~ 1 week
~ 1 month.
Action time!
Great, you have got the core learning principles in place!
Here are 3 actionable steps to help you remember things longer:
A/ Better encoding
B/ Basic association
C/ Interleaving
Here's how...
Great, you have got the core learning principles in place!
Here are 3 actionable steps to help you remember things longer:
A/ Better encoding
B/ Basic association
C/ Interleaving
Here's how...
A/ Improve your encoding
Better Encoding = Less Revision Time.
While encoding your information focus on finding:
- Asking questions ~ Triggers curiosity
- Solving problems ~ Increase importance
- Finding Relationships ~ How things relate
Better Encoding = Less Revision Time.
While encoding your information focus on finding:
- Asking questions ~ Triggers curiosity
- Solving problems ~ Increase importance
- Finding Relationships ~ How things relate
B/ Basic association
The brain is a connection machine.
So always relate something new with something you already know.
Exaggerate & amplify the connection to make the scene more memorable.
If possible, use storytelling to puzzle everything together.
The brain is a connection machine.
So always relate something new with something you already know.
Exaggerate & amplify the connection to make the scene more memorable.
If possible, use storytelling to puzzle everything together.
C/ Interleaving
Once again, your knowledge is like spider web.
It's only powerful and strong when everything is connected together:
So attack your information from different angles:
- Solve past paper
- Do a presentation
- Role play scenarios
Once again, your knowledge is like spider web.
It's only powerful and strong when everything is connected together:
So attack your information from different angles:
- Solve past paper
- Do a presentation
- Role play scenarios
In summary:
1/ Prestudy for familiarity
2/ Aim to process your information
3/ Retrieval to fight forgetting curves
Action step for your next studying session:
A/ Ask more questions
B/ Relate to what you know
C/Mix things up. Use a different learning method.
1/ Prestudy for familiarity
2/ Aim to process your information
3/ Retrieval to fight forgetting curves
Action step for your next studying session:
A/ Ask more questions
B/ Relate to what you know
C/Mix things up. Use a different learning method.
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Tam biet,
Toan
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This account exists to help you:
• Learn systems + mental models
• Study faster and gain back your life
Tam biet,
Toan
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- How to be productive 🧠
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