Study 📚

02/04/2025

Methods

Are you disorganized when studying?

— The second brain method is about organizing and storing information to use it efficiently. Its basic steps are: 1. Capture: Save important ideas, notes or data in a safe place. 2. Organize: Classify information according to projects, topics or needs. 3. Refine: Review and connect ideas to make them useful and clear. 4. Create: Use what you have stored to generate content, solve problems or learn better. This system frees your mind and improves your productivity.

Do you have trouble understanding?

— The Feynman method has four steps: 1. Pick a topic: Study it thoroughly. 2. Explain it: Use simple words, as if you were teaching it to a child. 3. Identify what you don''t understand: Re-study those parts until you understand them. 4. Simplify: Rewrite and organize your explanation so that it is clear and simple. This method helps you master any concept.

Do you feel unmotivated?

— The Gamify method turns tasks or learning into a game to motivate you. 1. Set clear goals: Define specific objectives. 2. Create rules: Assign points, levels or rewards for each achievement. 3. Add challenges: Make tasks fun and challenging. 4. Reward yourself: Celebrate your progress with rewards that motivate you. This approach improves engagement and makes activities more entertaining.

Do you have trouble memorizing?

—The split repetition method involves reviewing information at strategic intervals: 1. First review: 10-15 minutes after studying. 2. Second review: The next day (24 hours). 3. Third review: One week later. 4. Fourth review: One month later. This helps to reinforce long-term memory and prevent forgetting.

Flashcards

Testing yourself by writing the title/concept on one side of the flashcard and processes on the other side.

Blurting

Read a chapter and blurt it out on a piece of paper/book without referring. Then refer your text book to identify points you left out/forgot (tip: write the things you forgot in a different colored pen)

Leitner method

This is a more detailed study method for flashcards. Test yourself with the flashcards. Compile the ones got correct and wrong in separate batches (boxes). Set time limits to revise the ones you got wrong first. (Ex: revise the cards you got wrong 2-3 days once)

Feynman

It''s basically playing pretend as a teacher while teaching someone/yourself a topic/concept

Active recall

To apple active recall o personally do trial papers. The more you do varieties of past papers the better understanding and familiarity you will gain about concepts/contents you're studying.

Do you get distracted a lot?

— The Doodling method uses simple drawings to learn and retain information. 1. Listen or read: Pay attention to the content. 2. Draw: Represent key ideas with sketches or symbols, it doesn''t matter if you''re not a good artist. 3. Connect: Relate your drawings with arrows, lines or diagrams. 4. Reflect: Review the sketches to reinforce learning. This method activates creativity and improves visual memory.