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How to create a diversified portfolio
How to analyze stocks and bonds
Understanding the basics of investing
Demote Your Assignments
Work Constantly
every Sunday night and plan out the week
complete one problem a day, one hour at a time.
reading assignments—knock off a chapter a day
Don’t Read Everything
It’s important to triage your assignments: What do you need to read? What do you need to skim? And what can you skip entirely?”
Always read the assignments from favored sources
Readings that make an argument are more important than
readings that describe an event or person, which are more important than
readings that only provide context (i.e., speech transcripts, press clippings).
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Conquer the Material
Trust the Quiz-and-Recall Method
Using the Quiz-and-Recall Method for Nontechnical Courses
The physical act of writing and the manipulation of the material in my mind was usually enough to keep things straight
put little check marks on your quizzes ...
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Invest in “Academic Disaster Insurance”
Eliminate Your Question Marks
• Ask questions during class.
• Develop the habit of talking to your professor briefly after class.
• Ask classmates.
• Come prepared to exam review sessions (if offered).
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Step 1
Take Smart Notes
Gather the Right Materials
Take Smart Notes in Nontechnical Courses (What’s the Big Idea?)
**Nontechnical course” refers to any course outside of math, science, economics, and engineering.
Format Your Notes Aggressively
Capture Big...
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Provide “A+” Answers
The potential pitfalls during an exam are numerous, but the most common are:
(1) running out of time and
(2) providing answers that, although detailed, don’t fully answer all parts of the question being asked.
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Marshal Your Resources
Define the Challenge
• Which lectures and reading assignments (or problem sets) are fair game?
• What type of questions will there be, and how many of each? “It’s helpful to know in advance what kind of knowledge will be asked for on the exam—IDs, dates,...
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Strategy #1: Review First, Answer Questions Later
Always read through the entire exam first
Strategy #2: Build a Time Budget
lay down very strict time limits for myself on each question
First, take the time allotted for the exam and subtract ten minutes.
Next, di...
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