A great way to practice this is to get into a small study group and take turns teaching each other the material that will be on your exam. If everyone in the group gets stuck on an idea, work together to simplify it until it is clear to everyone.
Explaining these concepts to your classmates or friends will not only stimulate your senses, but it will also provoke emotional responses that help you retain the information. Group studying is not always effective, but when using the Feynman Technique in a small group setting, it can benefit everyone who is involved. However, you always have to remember to find the study environment that works best for you .
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Cover each piece of info five times from when you first learn it until your exam. It will enable you to retain the information with minimal effort.
The Feynman Technique
The Feynman Technique is a way to understand or reinforce your level of knowledge by pretending to explain the same to a child.
Explaining without the use of complicated words is a way to learn and retain knowledge that lasts.
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- Pomodoro Sessions: If you feel intimidated by the paper and lack motivation, you can use the pomodoro technique. Start a 25 minute timer without any expectations and read the paper.
- Feynman technique: Choose a concept you want to learn; pretend you'...
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