In 2017, I studied really really hard for a college exam.
I spent dozens of hours in the library reading, highlighting, trying to unders...
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Greate post . Noted, hope it will help me learn better. Can you share something more detail about writting, why it not matter in learning
Are you referring to the "Practice writing things down in class less. Don't just write down everything that the teacher says" point?
Yes, can you explain more about this
Yes! Okay so best way to explain is to just link a video from where I learned this from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iv4YPQVmTc&t=369s
The idea is you try to retain, understand and force yourself to process what the teacher is explaining as much as possible, limiting writing things down so much. You're trying to actively process and consider what the teacher is saying because that's the best way to remember and learn.
Obviously this is harder to do if it's more practical subjects like math, physics or coding BUT it's something to keep in mind for more theoretical subjects or courses.
Writing things down isn't bad at all. But many students have the habit of just hearing what the teacher says and writing things down - Only passively taking in the information and "studying it all later". It's best to retain, ask, think through and process as much as possible during classes to reduce study time as much as possible.
Also yes, this is hard. If you try it out, go slow. Take a bit to listen and process before writing what the teacher says down.
Hope this helps!
Writing down everything the teacher says was the biggest reason why I always felt that I was having constant anxiety in the classroom that I will miss something out. And eventually, the grades suffered from this poor technique.
Wow after reading this, I've learned about everything there is to know. You weren't kidding about the 1000000000% faster.
Jokes aside, I like the idea of going from abstract to the nitty-gritty. That's how I learn a lot of my things, I start from a high level overview then focus on the details & try to form connections between subtopics.
I'm so glad that I've been able to learn (most) of this stuff in highschool. I can't imagine trying to get through 5 college courses by highlighting and re-reading content. Amazing post, thank you for sharing!
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This is great but I've gone bullet-point blind
Thanks man! I have learned my lesson and will not be doing 45 bullet-points as an article for that very reason 😂
My Go to for learning in general:
Ultralearning - Scott H Young
Is speed reading a book with minimal retention effective for understanding the capabilities and syntax of a programming language?
Only if the programming language is Javascript 😄