Study Techniques

To Help Your Studying

Writing

Blurting/Active Recall

  1. Read through a part of your study material

  2. On a blank piece of paper write down what you remember

  3. Go through and highlight the information you missed

Time distribution

Pomodoro

This is a way of distributing your time well, set up a timer for 25 minutes and then a short or long break for 5-10 minutes. There are also websites and youtube videos for this.

Presenting

Feynman

  1. Read up on your topic

  2. Present your information

  3. Identify gaps

  4. Fill gaps & Simplify

Repetition

Flash Cards

Break your study material down into questions or facts and then put that down onto flash cards to work with.

Time distribution

80/20 Rule

This is a way of distributing your time. Figure out what you know best from the study material and then spend 80% of your time on what you don't know and 20% on the rest. If you were to study for one hour, spend 48 minutes on what you don't know and 12 minutes on the rest.

Time distribution

Spaced Repetition

This is a way of distributing your time, when you first get your study material, go through it regularly, a few times a day. After two or three days of that, go through the material every few days and so on.

Remembering

Loci Method/Mind Palace

Think of a place you know well and then assign facts to objects and/or people you meet at that place. You will then be able to go back and remember your associations.