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Active recall: how to quiz yourself from your own notes
Active recall means pulling an answer out of memory before you look. Here are four ways to do it with the notes you already have, and the research behind them.
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Exam prep, recall and revision, built on the notes you already have.
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The Feynman technique: learn a topic by explaining it simply
Explain a topic in plain words, find where your explanation breaks, go back to your notes, and try again. Here's the method step by step, with a worked example.
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How to run a group study session that actually helps
A study group can be the most useful two hours of your week or a long coffee break. The difference is a goal, a plan and a habit of checking the source.
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Interleaving: why mixing topics helps you study
Practising one topic at a time feels efficient. Mixing topics feels messier, and in many studies it leads to better test scores. Here's why, and how to do it from your notes.
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How to organize your notes for every course in a semester
Five courses, three lectures a week, slides, readings and labs. A little structure set up in week one means you can find any of it in week twelve.
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How to make a revision timetable you will stick to
Most revision timetables fail in week two, because they assume nothing will go wrong. Here's how to build one from your exam dates that has room for real life.
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How to use spaced repetition with the notes you already have
You don't need a flashcard app or a new set of cards. A calendar, your lecture notes and a few minutes of recall at the right gaps will do.
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How to study for an exam in a week
A week is tight but workable. Here's a day-by-day plan built on testing yourself and spacing your reviews, plus what to cut if you fall behind.
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How to study from lecture slides without just rereading them
Lecture slides are an outline of the lecture, not the lecture itself. Here's how to fill them in, turn them into questions, and revise from them properly.
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How to study from your own notes before an exam
Rereading your notes feels like studying. Testing yourself on them works better. Here's how to do that with the notes you already have.
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How to keep research notes for your thesis
A thesis runs on hundreds of sources and months of feedback. A simple note system keeps track of who said what, in whose words, and what you decided to do about it.
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