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Cultivating a growth mindset and embracing challenges
Developing adaptive thinking and problem-solving skills
Effective learning frameworks and approaches
Tips to help You Learn Actively
- Study groups are powerful.
- Read the whole thing & then reread and understand each paragraph, one by one.
- Sleep well, have a good rest for your memory.
- Write notes during the class, then relook at them right after the class to give it depth. It will not work if you do it 2 hours later.
- Active Recitation: The best way to learn is to teach somebody else. If there's no one, teach an empty chair, or write it out.
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Reward Systems
Having a reward (even just a small one like having a bear) in mind to look forward to, for each study session, will help.
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How to Remember Facts?
There is always the repeating method (e.g. flash cards), but a better way is to use Mnemonics which consists of:
- Acronyms: Acronyms help you remember and memorize facts, terms, and idioms.
- Coin Sayings
- Interacti...
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Memorization vs. Active learning
The more active you are in your learning, the more effective. The way to learn effectively is first you have to decide what you are learning: facts or concepts? Understanding the name of a bone is a fact, but understanding what it does in the body is a concept.
Can you put the concept in yo...
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Study intervals
A human can usually keep focused and actively studying for about 20-30 minutes in one sitting. Interestingly though, it just take a 5 minute break to regain the focus necessary.
In a break, it's better to do something enjoyable, take to a friend, listen to music, etc.
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How to Read Text Books
The SQ3Rs Method
SQ3R = Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
- Survey: a textbook is not a novel, so you can go through the entire chapter and survey it. Skim titles, look...
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Dedicated study area (Behavior Reinforcement)
Using a library, studying room, office,... will help the brain to focus. One of the most difficult things to do is to just start. Getting in a place that is meant only for studying will help a lot. Also avoid studying in the bedroom, being in the bed makes it harder to resist sleeping.
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Study Less Study Smart
- Break your study time down in to chunks such as 30 minutes and then take a 5 minute break to keep your brain fresh and awake as you are studying.
- Teach what you learn to others. This is one of the big values from study groups.
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Scientific Backed Ways To Learn Better
- Learn faster and retain more by imagining that you have to teach someone else what you are learning.
- Sleeping between two learning sessions greatly improves retention.
- Changing the way you practice a new motor skill can help you master it faster.
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