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How I ranked 1st at Cambridge University - The Essay Memorisation Framework - Ali Abdaal
Spider Diagrams
- Using the memorized content blocks of the ANKI flashcards, you can build spider diagrams.
- You have the whole structure of the essay and the keyword in your diagram.
- Follow the same process for all your essay title. Put a date on each page.
- Use 1 page for each essay.
- You have to draw your essays from memory; if there are things you don't remember, actively work on those.
- This is a great way use active recall to ensure you know everything for the exam.
- Before the exam, you can browse through your diagrams.
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Managing social anxiety disorder at work
People with social anxiety may face specific problems in the workplace, such as the inability to network effectively, failure to develop relationships with coworkers, fear of attending business...
Social anxiety during job interviews and job duties
- Job interviews. Going on a job interview may be challenging. Proper preparation with mock interviews and engaging in deep breathing practices may help to calm yourself.
- Job duties that include presentations or cold calling clients can be managed with social skills training, reading self-help books, or groups such as Toastmasters.
Connecting with coworkers
The inability to network and build work relationships will make it more difficult to advance at work.
To become more comfortable with coworkers, continually try to expand your comfort zone. Engage in small talk with people you see during the day in the lunchroom, the elevator, or at the water cooler. Greet people with general comments or compliments. Start short conversations. It's less important to say the right thing and more important to show up and be present.
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Deciding to see a therapist
You don’t need to have a specific diagnosis to benefit from therapy.
Most of us have some aspects of our lives we would like to improve: relationships that are in need of some rehab or...
Going through a big change
Change, even if it’s positive, can lead to emotional and physical stress: you find yourself in a situation where you don’t know what to expect and that leads to confusion.
A professional can help you through a situation that feels insurmountable.
Repeating unhealthy patterns
Everyone makes missteps and occasionally slips into risky behaviors.
But when you can’t stop a specific behavior, if it’s interfering with your ability to function properly in your daily life, or it’s negatively affecting your relationships, it’s time to pause and seek help.
The Stress We Encounter Daily
A moderate amount of stress is beneficial for us but chronic, and toxic stress has the opposite effect of deteriorating our well-being.
Our current lifestyles provide us with above-average ...
Maladaptation
The long-term effect of chronic stress is described as allostatic load. This is a fairly common form of chronic stress response of the body if it isn’t completely destroyed.
Prolonged stress makes the mind and body function in a different, sub-optimal way called maladaptation.
Pseudo Work And Stress
Many professionals have reported epidemic levels of burnout due to an abundance of stress-inducing activities that are not productive or necessary.
Chronic stress and burnout also result in errors, accidents, disability and even death.