#studyhack

Effective studying involves more than just re-reading your notes or reviewing flashcards. To truly understand and retain the material, it's important to use a variety of study techniques. Some tips for studying effectively include:

Breaking up your study sessions into smaller chunks, rather than trying to cram all at once.

Staying organized by using a planner or calendar to keep track of assignments and test dates.

Varying your study techniques, such as teaching the material to someone else or writing a summary of what you've learned.

Finding a study spot that is quiet and free of distractions.

Starting to review the material well in advance of a test, rather than waiting until the last minute.

By incorporating these strategies into your study routine, you can set yourself up for success and improve your performance on exams and assignments.

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Most important elements:

♥︎ Double-headed color felt-pen, Bic

♥︎ 0.1 to 1.2 black pens, Uni-ball

You don't have to rewrite/retype all of your lecture notes. Especially if you're taking more than 5 content-heavy subjects.

What you can do to save your time:

1) edit your lecture notes (*my fav*)

2) flashcards (useful when you have no choice but to study last minute yet you still want to ace the exam)

3) summaries

4) mindmaps (Only include the main points. Use the lecture notes for the explanations.)

How do I edit my lecture notes?

Sometimes the lecturer loves to use up so much spaces by putting one point in one slide. 1) You could compile all of those separate points by taking screenshots, freehand crop them and paste the images on a single page. 2) Strike off the extra words that aren't necessary. 3) Type a sentence as a replacement for that one long paragraph.

I do it this way bcs I like to condense my notes so that it looks shorter and it makes my brain think that I have lesser info to study.

I really regret wasting my time by rewriting/retyping my notes when I can spend more time to study and retain these info more. But if it's a subject (eg. Biochemistry) that has lots of complex theories and explanations, then it is advisable to rewrite your notes.

Hope it helps! 🙌

How cookies can help you to get straight A’s

Christmas time is cookies time! Do you know that cookies can actually help you to become a better student? It sounds like a dream, right? Munching cookies all day long and getting straight A’s.

Ok, I have to clarify something. It is not exactly like that. However, I state the opinion that cookies can help you to become a better student. And in this post, I will tell you how.

Do you know what a good student and a baker have in common? They have a recipe. In order to make the best and most delicious cookies in town, it is inevitable for a baker to have a detailed list of all the ingredients that are required for a certain type of cookie and a structured description of what ingredient comes first, second and so on.

Even though a good student has not the fashionable hat of a baker he or she has also a kind of recipe. In the beginning of a new school year or semester, most of the students receive their syllabus or have a detailed description of their courses in a course catalogue. This is your recipe.

Every topic of your course is an ingredient that you have to possess in order to make the best cookies in town. If you don’t have flour it won’t become a cookie, right? It is your tasks as a student to collect all ingredients and put only the best in your dough. Therefore, it is not enough to take the PowerPoint slides of your lecture and review it before an exam. Get familiar with your topics. Analyze them. Criticize them. Apply them. Identify the pros and cons.

The second thing that you need in order to become a good student is the structure of your recipe. I haven’t had a subject yet where there was no structure. I think the same is true for the most of you. Is there a certain concept or model that follows a certain order? In Maths, you have to do a few steps in order to find x. In Law, you have to considerate information A, B and C before pronouncing judgement. In Biology, mitosis passes different phases.

Take advantage of these fixed structures and processes. Write them down. What comes first? What comes second? This structure will help you to remember how you have to deal with your ingredients.

At last, you have to put your cookies in the oven and wait. What I mean by that? Take breaks. Like cookies in the oven, your newly gained knowledge needs time and the right environment to get ready. Get active, read a book or stretch a little bit after or between study sessions. If you want you can also bake real cookies.

Study hack: Have an essay/late night study sesh but can’t focus? Slap on a sheet mask. The cooling sensation wakes you up, and it also acts as a timer– put on the mask, work 20/30 minutes, take it off. Now you’re refreshed and ready to keep working!

These masks are by Tonymoly and a packet of ten on Amazon cost around eleven dollars, or even less depending on the retailer (shipping takes awhile)

Have you always dreamed of having beautiful (or at least neat) handwriting but didn't know where to start? Worry no more!

STUDY HACK: Use a four color method to memorize material !

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