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This article explains it pretty well. It's like language, we are born with the ability and the amount of time we spend on tasks that use sense of direction directly influences how developed or underdeveloped our directional awareness becomes. There's a lot of cool ethnographic research about sense of direction. We use egocentric coordinates that depend on where we are...but many cultures describe where they are and how to get places using fixed geographic locations....that requires them to basically have a compass updating constantly in their brain. I wouldn't quote me on the exactness of these details because I read this quite a while ago in a cultural anthropology textbook, but some cultures have such a highly developed sense of direction that anyone can be taken out into the woods blindfolded at night and spun around a bunch of times and still know exactly what direction they were facing when the blindfold came off....really cool stuff. Hope that helps!
https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/06/humans-innate-sense-of-direction/
UPDATE: This is the article that was in my textbook and the part about language and space is almost toward the middle of the page...right below the graphic with all the mouths
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html
Everyone's "pretty good at picking up languages" no matter the age. It's just that children are constantly exposed to targeted, simplified language input. Plus they have no other way of communicating other than learning to speak.
Adults, on the other hand, usually get much less, inferior input, and as such appear to learn more slowly. However, it has been shown that adults can actually learn faster, which makes sense, given that their brains are much more developed.
Consider, also, the amount needed to be "proficient" is very different for a child versus an adult. Even a completely fluent three-year-old is worse at communicating than an adult learner, just because they can't handle complicated concepts.
This isn't the source I got this information from, but if you don't believe me, here's a source: ~~https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/10315238/Are-children-really-better-at-foreign-language-learning.html~~
~~EDIT: Actually, I don't like the Telegraph, here's a better source: https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/12/adults-kids-learn-languages/~~
EDIT 2: A betterer source: https://medium.com/@chacon/mit-scientists-prove-adults-learn-language-to-fluency-nearly-as-well-as-children-1de888d1d45f
These days I've been trying to figure out a systematic way of furthering my practice as a stoic. Here's what I do throughout the day as part of my Stoic practice:
- Pick a Stoic idea to practice primarily throughout the day. I suggest starting with the Stoic idea of control. This means going about your day, and constantly asking yourself if the task, distraction, circumstance is within your control or whether it is out of your control.
- Negative Visualize in the morning. Think of all the struggle that you will face throughout the day in order to not be surprised by these occurrences and to know that you can endure the struggle.
- Read a section from an ancient Stoic text. Take notes on the important points and write a paragraph about the way in which you could apply the Stoic idea to your life. Add the notes to a Brainscape or Anki deck in the format question and answer format.
- Review the flashcard deck. I recommended Brainscape and Anki, because they utilize spaced repetition.
- Write a Stoic journal entry, where you reflect on why and when you were no stoic. Also include the ways in which you were Stoic. Do not criticize yourself in your journal entry, you should accept that your effort at being Stoic is all that matters; therefore, do not feel bad if you were not a Stoic sage. Do not forget to include how you can improve in situations where you were not Stoic.
- During the next morning, read over your Stoic journal entry.
I want add that the Stoics do shed light on the matter of love. Love is an indifferent, and for some Stoics, love is a preferred indifferent. This means that a Stoic does not view love as "good" or "bad," love is morally neutral. As long as you do not commit a vice while securing love or indulge/become attached to love, then feeling love should not be a problem.
First of all, let me tell you: Do NOT worry too much about using the wrong article. Even people who have been learning French for a decade can still make mistakes with "le/la". It's not a big deal.
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Now, to remember words or sentences. I recommend you start using Flashcards. BrainScape is a great site for that.
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Cartoons and TV shows can indeed be hard to understand! If they're too difficult at the moment, I recommend you watch/listen to content aimed at intermediate students. The podcast InnerFrench is absolutely perfect for that!
Also fun fact: we're both wrong, and we're both right :-) in some ways it's easier for kids, in some ways it's easier for adults, but mainly kids and adults learn new languages in kind of completely different ways:
https://www.brainscape.com/academy/easier-for-child-to-learn-second-language/
Caveat: lot of different studies say different things, they're kind of all over the place on this one. But, I admit, I was going mainly off the myth that kids learn easier and that's not really true. Thanks for pointing it out.
Kids are also pretty awful at learning languages solely through immersion. Babies take years to put together sentences in their native language, further years to have more advanced reading levels. But they're also less likely to give up (they don't really have a choice) and devote a pretty large percentage of their day to trying to understand without the added pressures of working, paying bills, etc.
Here are some interesting articles on the subject (a key factor that both point out is the benefit of learning from mistakes and how adults are more averse to making errors):
https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/12/adults-kids-learn-languages/
https://www.rocketlanguages.com/blog/language-learning-myths-adults-and-language-learning/
Consejos medicina para que tu vida universitaria y profesional sea más llevadera
1) No descuides tu salud: Trata de no tomar tanto alcohol y menos borrarte, más adelante entenderás porque. Lo mismo con las drogas y el cigarro. Manten una dieta sana, un físico respetable y duerme lo suficiente. Trata de tomar café solo en la mañana, aunque esto último es dificil de lograr jajaj. No te dejes consumir por tu ego y al mismo tiempo no te mires en menos. Hay que creer que se puede ANTES de lanzarse.
2) Estudio: Utiliza tecnicas de estudio probadas para optimizar tu tiempo
https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-effectively/
Trata de aveces leer en ingles y aprender en ingles , más adelante te ahorrará mucho tiempo y además mantiene la mente fresca.
Nunca pierdas tu veta investigadora, soluciona todas tus dudas. Lee lee y lee no solo de medicina. Leer desarrolla tu habilidad de contar una historia e hilarla de forma relevante, algo muy valioso en esta carrera.
3) Relaciones interpersonales: Mantén una buena relación con tus pares e impares. Mantener relaciones asimetricas con tus profesores te ahorrará muchos problemas. No profundizaré en esto ya que ni yo se como hacerlo bien.
4) Otros: Trata de hacer algo más en la vida y no ser un raro que solo se dedique a la medicina. Puede ser cualquier cosa sana jajaj
I found this for you. Pretty basic, but simple to understand. Read 'castillean' which is Spain, and Argentinean. .
https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2011/02/difference-spanish-accents/
And these videos:
Argentinean http://youtu.be/1K8AZGQv0uI
Spanish http://youtu.be/exI7iHgMKRs
Enjoy your summer and get ready to work in the fall. If you're interested we've got some great guides covering everything from habits and studying medications to passing the NCLEX & more: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/nursing/ -- Congrats on getting into nursing school and good luck this fall! You got this!!!
Within 5 years of the bombing of Hiroshima Japan its population returned to its pre-WWII levels, after the bomb hit railroads were operational in two hours. The radiation from a bomb does no tstay for extremely long, According to www.atomicarchive.com radiation from bombs would last around 5 years. The reactors in fallout would leave radiation that lasts longer according to brainscape experts say that the radiation from Chernobyl may make the area uninhabitable for up to 20,000 years, While fallout has a large number of smaller reactors these would still leave radiation lasting a few hundred years and this is what would be dangerous in the fallout universe.
I don't disagree that Korea can be called a melting pot. Its abundantly clear to people familiar with the far east how much those very distinct cultures have borrowed from each other. Especially if you look food and martial arts.
I don't disagree that the US tried to eradicate culture but I disagree that they were successful. Yes the US tired to ban certain languages and customs that didn't stop them from seeping in.
Hell they tried to stomp out Jazz and Rock and Roll too.
We have many words in the american lexicon that are in fact foreign.
So government attempts withstanding we have still blended many cultures and created new things.
Dropping Brainscape into your possibilities. It's similar to Anki but have been told a lot simpler to use. If you give it a try I'd love to know what you think. Good luck in nursing school!!
You haven't provided the link to Brainscape algo:
From quick scamming: in addition to SRS they try to engage you (with some kind of rewards, social competition).
It is obvious that studying with buddy is turbo-boosting and rewarding. But our interest, personal schedule and selfishness role out buddies. I don't believe an app brings you your matching buddy if you cannot find one IRL ))
You might want to check this out:
11 natural Ritalin and Adderall alternatives to supercharge focus | Brainscape Academy https://www.brainscape.com/academy/natural-adderall-alternatives/
Please let me know if you try this out and if it helps. Thanks!
Browse through the different flashcard decks at Brainscape.
E.g. https://www.brainscape.com/packs/2019-06-03-wset3-exam-12691120
As u/BiscuitBibou mentioned, for the WSET3 test itself, avoid sources beyond the course material itself! Start reading as soon as possible and practice.
Practise is definitely important but it's also important to seperate your lessons into bitesize chunks, and always take notes on tricky or key points that you can refer back to. It's called confidence-based repetition and it really does work.
One old school method of remembering bits of information is to make flash cards - either out of actual card, or online - Brainscape has absolutely loads of different digital flashcard sets for just about every subject going and they are mostly free.
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Also, (I feel a bit tight saying this!) but it is important to make sure your diet is good, plenty of fresh fruit and veg, protein and water will make sure your brain is awake and healthy enough to remember what you're asking it to!
A tired or undernourished brain will NEVER behave how you want it to. Plenty of sleep, water and good food will make things INFINITELY easier for you!
Good luck!
Chernobyl's radiation level will eventually be reduced to habitable level too... In about 20,000 years.
Source: https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/06/how-long-take-to-recover-from-a-nuclear-accident/
My point is that sure the nature will heal, but what really matters is the effect on the life forms, and most importantly, humans. If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is left to hear it, does it make a sound? If the planet heals but there's no one left to appreciate it, does it matter?
The planet will be fine when all humens are gone. But how about we figure a way to co-exist with the planet like we are supposed to do? Environment and technology doesn't have to be a zero sum game.
here, here, or this one, that has studies cited if you want to do further reading.
Procrastination definitely strikes us all so don't feel like you're the only one!
I also really like the Pomodoro technique, especially when I know I just need to start on something.
There's lots of helpful tips you may find useful in this article: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-effectively/
Remember to take things a bite at a time. You can accomplish more than you think and YOU GOT THIS!!!
Hey, good luck on your exam in 3 months! You're doing good trying to get out ahead of studying so you're not cramming at the last minute. There's a bunch of FREE study resources here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/studying/
These will help with your study motivation so that you can actually focus and avoid procrastination. Using a spaced repetition tool will be your best friend for really remembering what you study and also allowing you to focus on the parts of your exam topic you're weaker in.
You go this!!
I read through and took notes on the BoK (Body of Knowledge) provided by SHRM twice in the 4 months preceeding my test.
I also studied these:
https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/shrm-cp
I felt like I still didn't do as well as I could have despite passing. Be prepared to be mentally and emotionally wiped out for a day or two afterwards.
It was the hardest academic test I've ever had to take in my life.
You can but it takes a lot of motivation and focus. Is school your sole focus? Or do you also have to optimize your time for a job and social events? All of these things need your attention and it'll depend on how much time you can put into your studies and study actively & efficiently that will make the difference.
You can read all about studying effectively on our blog: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/studying/
Good luck, you can do it!!!
Update:
I Passed!
TutorialsDojo Practice Exam for AWS Cloud Practitioner is the killer. I'm going to take a break and focus on my career for now. However, I'm going to grab the AWS SAA bundles in the future!! GREAT WORK T.D TEAM!
Like everyone said, don't just memorize the questions. Really read them thorough and utulize the AWS CheatSheet, Read AWS Exam Study For Cloud Practitioner, and the three AWS Technical Documentations. I suggest make hand written flash cards and upload them in your favorite flashcard tools (mine, brainscape).
Feel free to use (I broke it down per domain 1, 2, 3, and 4) https://www.brainscape.com/p/2BVSW-LH-AZYMP
Good Luck!!
-- Reminder to give yourself some grace. --
But here are also some test prep/study tips for learners with ADD/ADHD: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-with-adhd/
Hey, this may help https://www.brainscape.com/academy/student-tips-for-taking-online-classes/ and above all know that you're not the only one. Online classes are in some ways great but they definitely have their cons as well. Happy learning!
Hey, this is great! I wish I found out about Anki earlier. Most of the people I know use quizlet but it seems all the medical students use Anki.
This might be useful as well - https://www.brainscape.com/packs/brand-and-generic-name-drugs-16964060
I found out about this app recently. What I like about it is it shows the cards you don’t know more often based on how you rank them.
Use these:
https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/shrm-cp
I studied for the SHRM for roughly 4 months and the last three weeks were almost solo with these cards.
I referenced the BoK when I wanted more detail, but these cards helped.
The test is going to be a lot of judgment situations and you will need to understand the concepts in the books to be able to answer them well.
Be prepared to be mentally and emotionally wrecked for the next two or three days. It's one of the hardest things I've done in my life. I felt like a failure the entire time I was testing and I still passed.
So DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE! Breath, take a moment to catch your breath when you feel it creeping up on you during the test.
Congrats on passing the bar! Yes 🙌🏻 we can't stress to people enough about your 2nd tip and how helpful using spaced repetition is for learning. Thanks for the inspiration you've no doubt given others with this post and taking that exam 4 times is a test in itself of self-discipline and willpower, seriously way to go!!
We've also put together this helpful guide for the differences between the two: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/brainscape-vs-anki/
Good luck with your studies!
I’m re-certifying a few days after you. The first time I took it all I did was read through the ASPEN book. I’d say thoroughly study vitamin/mineral deficiency/toxicities; that’s where I felt most under-prepared coming out of the last round. Know central lines, trouble shooting problems, infection treatment. There will be several questions on acid-base disorders and correction.
I didn’t make these cards and haven’t used the ASPEN modules, but found these and feel like they’re probably the same. https://www.brainscape.com/packs/cnsc-exam-5972223
Good luck!
>90% of the human body is made up of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.
>https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/06/what-are-humans-made-of/
That's right, you're only 10% human
Worked 9-6. Studied in the office from 6-10. Every day for 3 months. 8 hr sessions on weekends. Not recommended. I barely ate and lost a ton of weight. Don't do this.
I used Barbri's mini review and lecture notes to create extensive outlines. I then used Brainscape.com to make interactive flash cards. Emanuel Strategies and Tactics for tips and real MBE questions. Bar prep was a dark time in my life tbh. Thankful to have had a wonderful girlfriend who was there to keep me going.
Edit: even going on to Brainscape gives me the creeps. My flash cards are here if you wanna use them: https://www.brainscape.com/profiles/3036436 - you can view the cards without an account, but to actually use them you need to sign up for free
Spanish definitely sounds different depending on the region the person is coming from. It's a really natural thing that happens within people groups and languages. Even American English sounds different depending on the region (eg. Chicago vs Midwest accents).
Here's a really cool article that breaks down the differences and some of their non-Spanish influences, https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2011/02/differentiating-between-spanish-accents/
But of course it's cooler to actually hear the differences. This video is pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CupGY6QM6A
And if you're looking for a laugh - this video is one of my favorites.
>According to Vladimir Zatsiorsky, a Penn State professor who studies the biomechanics of weightlifting, it is simply impossible to exceed our absolute power level. A woman who can lift about 120 pounds in the gym could definitely lift more weight than usual if her child was in danger, but she could never lift a 3,000 lb car.
source: https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2016/12/hysterical-strength-real/
I went with Critical Pass but I think I am going to use Brainscape as well. I was thinking during the initial review of the subjects, I will enter the CP flash cards into Brainscape (Even though they have their own bar prep cards) and then review them over the next two months. The site and app allow you to rate how well you knew the card and will vary how often it is presented to ensure you focus on the ones you don't know as well.
I would suggest using a computer based flashcard system. Anki and Brainscape are great resources. Anki (and likely brainscape?) also has a free android (and IOS IIRC) application that syncs your progress to a cloud based server so you can study while on the go.
What I can't stress enough is "spaced repitition." This is by far the best way to learn anything. Instead of going through all your flashcards repeatedly, it's much more efficient to use one of these programs. Basically, you get prompted with the front of the card and you treat it like any normal flashcard, but the great part is that you press a button after you try to repeat the information on the back of the card that corresponds to how well you know the information. Did you totally fuck that drug up? Hit the button that says "again" and you will see the card in less than a minute. Did you kind of know the drug? Hit that button and you will see it in ~10 minutes. Did you know the drug inside and out? Hit that button and you won't see the card again until 1 or more days after. I would suggest making your own cards, but there are actually premade decks made by medic students saved online that you can download if you prefer as well. You can even input images or audio files if necessary as well.
You can even collaborate with your classmates in making the cards so that the workload for actually making the cards (which can be a lot) is reduced. Just share them online. Anki has graphs so you can actually analyze your progress over the coming months to see your progress. This is a favorite of medical students due to how efficient it can be and how well spaced repetition works for long term memorization.
A good way to de-stress is to drink plenty of water. Lot's of people are living life in dehydration mode. Your body is mainly made up of water and your brain floats in a sea of water. The following article does a great explaining the importance of drinking water: Why drinking water will make you less stressed.
I think this might not be the best use of your time.
Writing and reading notes can give you the illusion that you're learning a lot, when in reality not much of what you read and write will be sinking in. It would at least be better to put the notes in your own words, but even then, the biggest benefit to you would come when you construct the notes rather than when you go over them during revision.
If I was in your position, I would turn the notes into questions and answers and put them on flashcards. That way you'll have to understand what you're typing up, and when you come back to revise you will be able to quiz yourself instead of just having to read a bunch of stuff - quizzing yourself will help you get better at working out the answers, while reading notes will mostly just make you better at reading notes since you won't have to try to actively remember or figure out anything.
Brainscape is what I use to make my flashcards.
Looks like there are a bunch of pretty good ones on Brainscape: https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/abim
Not sure how old but worth checking out, as some people say Brainscape is easier to use. I haven't fully made the switch though 'cause I still have most of my years of flashcards in Anki
Though there are some "hacks", there's not much of a practical way to do it. I might suggest instead just making a much bigger deck of cards, and/or studying the decks in a 'mix' across multiple subjects (e.g. Spanish and Geography and Bird Identification or whatever).
Not only is "interleaving" practice between many subjects really good for learning, but the bigger the overall study mix, the less of a chance that you'll have a production vs recognition card coming up back-to-back.
OR . . . . you could just remove the recognition cards from your deck altogether. They may feel like they are useful (it's what teachers use for multiple-choice tests after all), but they actually aren't as good for learning.
Section 3.2 in this article about language-learning science explains how you should just skip straight to production cards in the first place.
Hey! I am a flight Paramedic and medic that partnered with Brainscape to create over 2000 smart flashcards for the NREMT-P test! Give them a try and it is absolutely free to try them out!
I came here for advice. I couldn't find it so I did some research. brainscape might be what you're looking for. it uses spaced repetition. Pricing: Free (with a Pro version that lets you add images/sounds and study other users’ flashcard decks) Platforms: Android, iOS, Web
Good luck with those competitive exams!! You might some nuggets in this article: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/when-take-study-breaks/
If you do find a portion helpful I would love to know which part. And again good luck, you got this!!
I was curious about the language groups, didn't know those were a thing. Here's another source I found: ``` Category I: Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish. These are the easiest languages for English speakers to learn because they are the most similar to English. They also therefore take the least amount of time. The FSI estimates that it will take about 24-30 weeks or 600-750 class hours to become proficient in these languages.
Category II: German, Hatian Creole, Indonesian, Malay, and Swahili. The FSI estimates these will take about 36 weeks or 900 class hours to become proficient.
Category III: Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Czech, Farsi, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Polish, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Thai, Ukranian, Urdu, and Vienamese. Languages in this category are have significant linguistic and cultural differences from English and so are harder to learn. The FSI extimates about 44 weeks or 1,100 class hours to become proficient.
Category IV: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The FSI says these are the most difficult languages for English-speakers to learn. They estimate 88 weeks or 2,200 class hours to proficiency. ```
This is called the "critical period hypothesis", but there's evidence against it. This is the first thing I found on Google arguing against it: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/easier-for-child-to-learn-second-language/amp/
See this on SAT prep: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/learning-latin-roots-to-improve-sat-scores/ Also a big start on science. Example: Tell me that there is appendicitis and it will require an appendectomy, even if I don't know what an appendix is, if I know the other roots, I know that there is an inflammation of something and it must be removed. It's a head start if she studies Spanish, Portuguese, or any other of the Latin descendant languages.
There are a couple of good links here:
^Read the Steps section on the wiki. Hope this helps you in some way to understand your b/f situation.
"1) Mom and Pop Exception:
- Taxpayers may deduct up to $25,000 (per year) of net passive losses if they ACTIVELY participate/manage property.
- They must own at least 10%
- Phase-out - the exception is reduced 50 cents on the dollar when taxpayers AGI exceeds $100,000 and is completely eliminated when AGI exceeds $150,000.
Example of phase-out:
Smith actively participates in rental property and has $120,000 AGI with a $40,000 loss.
Smith can deduct up to $15,000 of loss because (AGI of $120,000 is $20,000 in phaseout phase. 50 cents on the dollar of $20,000 is $10,000. Of the maximum allowable $25,000, $15,000 can be eliminated because (25,000 - 10,000)."
https://www.brainscape.com/flashcards/reg-1-loss-limitations-for-individuals-6036263/packs/9170759
We offer a suite of flashcards for NCLEX prep: https://www.brainscape.com/learn/nclex-rn
You can also create your own if you have other materials you'd like to use for free. Good luck with your NCLEX prep!!
They understand a lot more than you know, besides the baby in this post is 6 months not 3 months. She's old enough to learn sign language. No one should be saying garbage like that about and to a baby.
https://www.brainscape.com/academy/best-age-to-learn-a-second-language/
https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-do-children-learn-language-1449116
Here are 8 tips for note-taking: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-take-notes/
I tend to just take down whatever the lecturer/teacher says that isn't included on the slides. Then when I create my flashcards, I can combine information from both the slides and my written information. Happy studying :D
Brainscape's flashcards use spaced repetition and active recall which are proven to help you learn twice as fast and remember for longer. You can read more about it in our guide: How to study effectively -- https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-effectively/
Hope this helps :D
Brainscape makes sharing flashcard classes very easy and everyone can collaborate in making them to increase productivity! There is also an audio feature available. Happy studying :D
Here are 7 great tips for studying in groups: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-group/
Good luck to you and your study group!!
Here are 22 college tips every student should know: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/college-tips-for-every-student/ .
Don't worry, after all, they say college is the best time of your life. So make sure not to get to stressed or worked up about it and enjoy it while you can :D
Language learning is such a great life skill, not only to allow you to communicate with so many more people but also to increase your employability. Language learning is great for your brain and improves your problem-solving skills and decision-making abilities.
Find 8 cognitive benefits of being multilingual here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/benefits-of-being-multilingual/
100%, the brain is like a muscle & with any amount of training the "exercise" of learning gets easier and more doable. And just like exercise, you should encourage yourself to push harder and go that bit further each day/week, slowly increasing the number of words you aim to learn.
One of the reasons this works is by looking at and learning the same words for weeks at a time, slowly adding more, you are beating the forgetting curve, allowing those words to be placed in your long term memory as you see and use them more often.
Spaced repetition and active recall are the best way to beat that forgetting curve. Brainscape's flashcards implement both of these learning concepts in their online flashcards. You can create your own or use the hundreds of premade classes to study.
You can read about why it works here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-long-term-memory-retention-works/
The secret to note-taking in class is preparation. The textbook is a good resource for pre-reading. Before each lecture, pre-read the chapter on the topic that will be discussed in the class. Create notes from these readings.
This way you have a base knowledge before the lecture begins and will have the lecture time to ask about anything you were unsure about. Use the time during the lecturer to fill in the blanks in your notes with things your lecturer mentions that weren't in the textbook.
Then after the class, you can consolidate this material into flashcards or your preferred study method. It may seem like a lot of work to have to prepare so much before class, but it'll pay off in the long run when it comes to studying for your exams.
As the saying goes, fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
See more about the best way to take notes (and the worst ways which you should avoid) here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-take-notes/
Happy studying :D
> I don't think you can expect a trust to last 100 years beyond death tbh.
They can, they are called Perpetual or "Dynasty" Trusts:
> The basic idea is that a perpetual trust does not cease to exist until twenty-one years after the death of the last-named beneficiary who was alive at the time the trust was created. Source: https://www.johnsonturner.com/blog/2020/january/what-is-a-perpetual-trust/
So name your newborn grandchild as a beneficiary and they live only to 80 years old and you went past the 100 year mark legally. Technically they could live into their 100s and then the trust would last 121+ years.
> Would definitely require some sort of entity beyond the trust to continue it.
I really don't think the legality of it matters. No government has lasted 5,000 years (https://www.brainscape.com/academy/longest-lasting-empires-world-history/). The mathematical concept is perpetuity, in reality anything past your death is part fantasy as civilization is not a natural law of the universe and the rules can change at anytime.
The key is prep. With the correct preparation, there will be no distractions at all during your study allowing you to focus and concentrate better. Here's the ultimate guide to perfecting your concentration: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-focus/
You can do this!!
Definitely taking a break can help you regain the strength/motivation to continue onto your next task.
On this break, try to get a little bit of exercise in and have a snack that will keep you going such as fruit and nuts. Avoiding screens and being a little bit active during study breaks will make sure you're fresh and ready to get back to work after.
See tips for what to do and not to do during study breaks here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/when-take-study-breaks/
The secret to note-taking in class is preparation. The textbook is a good resource for pre-reading. Before each lecture, pre-read the chapter on the topic that will be discussed in the class. Create notes from these readings. This way you have a base knowledge before the lecture begins and will have the lecture time to ask about anything you were unsure about. Use the time during the lecture to fill in the blanks in your notes with things your lecturer mentions that weren't in the textbook.
Then after the class, you can consolidate this material into flashcards or your preferred study method. It may seem like a lot of work to have to prepare so much before class, but it'll pay off in the long run when it comes to studying for your exams.
As the saying goes: fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
See more about the best way to take notes (and the worst ways which you should avoid) here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-take-notes/
Happy studying :D
In the evening or a bit before you go to bed can be the best for memory retention. The leading theory behind this is that when we sleep, the items recently residing in our short-term memory are converted into long-term memories by the process of declarative memory consolidation. Items learned close to the person’s bedtime would presumably still reside in short-term memory as the person falls asleep and would therefore be candidates for consolidation into long-term memory.
In contrast, items learned earlier in the day could risk slipping out of short-term memory (without long-term consolidation) due to the frequent day-to-day distractions that might fill our finite short-term memory capacity.
By the time we go to sleep, the earlier new information might have already been lost. See this blog post: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/best-time-of-day-to-study/
Good luck!
The Feynman Technique is the best way to do this. This technique is where you explain the topic as if you were teaching a complete novice. Explaining the topic in a concise and simple way will take your understanding back to its most basic framework, and will help consolidate all the information you just learned.
Read all about this technique here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/feynman-technique-studying/ (We also include a Youtube video on the topic in the article!)
The secret to note-taking in class is preparation. The textbook is a good resoruce for pre-reading. Before each lecture, pre-read the chapter on the topic that will be discussed in the class. Create notes from these readings. This way you have a base knowledge before the lecture begins and will have the lecture time to ask about anything you were unsure about.
Use the time during the lectuer to fill in the blanks in your notes with things your lecturer mentions that wasn't in the textbook.
Then after the class, you can consolidate this material into flashcards or your preferred study method. It may seem like a lot of work to have to prepare so much before class, but it'll pay off in the long run when it comes round to stuyding for your exams.
As the saying goes, fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
See more about the best way to take notes (and te worst ways which you should avoid) here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-take-notes/
Happy studying :D
There are plenty of pre-made French flashcard decks on Brainscape. Here's the official French class https://www.brainscape.com/learn/french. It has over 15,000 flashcards on both vocabulary and grammar. Over half a million people have used these cards! Flashcards are such a great way to learn and remember vocabulary. They allow for active recall which is sifting through your brain to find the translation for a word rather than referring to your notes or textbook. Brainscape's spaced repetition algorithm will also help you learn twice as fast.
Good luck with your French learning with practice you'll be speaking it before you know it!
Spaced repetition and active recall are the bread and butter of memorization! Brainscape's flashcards implement both of these learning concepts in their online flashcards. You can create your own or use the hundreds of premade classes to study. You can read about why it works here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/spaced-repetition-learn-language-brain-science/ Happy studying :D
Reading is a great way to pick up new words and improve your grammar in your target language. With each new word that you don't recognize, you can write it down and its definition on a flashcard and come back to visit these words each day so you can use them when conversing in your target language. It also helps if you're reading a book that you've read before in your native language, or that you read a summary beforehand to give you context for what your reading. There are some more tips for reading for language learning here: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/reading-foreign-languages-learn-study/
Brainscape! (Although it's true I'm a little biased :D) I can help answer any questions you may have to get started though. Creating your own flashcards is super simple! And our spaced repetition algorithm helps you to focus on your weaknesses as you progress through your studies by presenting you with the cards your least confident on more often.
Again please send me any questions and good luck with your learning!!!
With textbooks you want to learn/memorize for school and exams, active reading will be your best friend!
Think about what you will be reading and what you want to learn from the next few pages before you read them. (Sometimes I like creating a simple questionnaire for myself after I quickly skim a chapter before doing the deep dive and reading it through in its entirety).
This should put you in the best headspace for improving remembering what you've read. Check out this advice on how to read a textbook and remember what you've read
(for more information): https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-read-textbook-remember/
Taking breaks during your study is a great way to refresh your mind and can help you be more efficient and productive when you return. Here are some tips on what to do (& what not to do) when it comes to taking breaks: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/when-take-study-breaks/
Studying in groups can be really helpful as you can teach your peers while solidifying your own knowledge of the topic too. We've put together an entire article about this topic you can check it out here if you're interested: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/mcat-study-groups/
That sounds like an awesome adventure! Working as a waitress will mean you'll be on your feet for long hours and will be looking forward to resting once you finish your shift, so make sure you are also putting some time away for rest.
With regards to keeping up with studying, I would recommend putting aside a number of hours each week, at the same time every week that you will dedicate to your studies. This way you can hold yourself accountable for these hours. You could also maximize the downtimes and quiet times while working to make use of the Feynman technique. This technique is where you practice teaching the concepts to an imaginary student. This will help to take your understanding of the topic back to the basic frameworks and therefore solidify your understanding of the topic. Check this out: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/feynman-technique-studying/. Happy studying!
I also ways liked to use mnemonic. take each letter of a formula and make up a word starting with it. then make a rime.
here are some examples
While we at Brainscape don't recommend cramming for exams we do have some tips: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-cram-for-a-test/
Good luck with your AP Physics exam!!
Along with Uworld, you could try introducing some consistent spaced repetition into your routine. You could give this article of ours a read if you're interested in the concept https://www.brainscape.com/spaced-repetition
Good luck with your bar prep! Yes, we worked with a team of lawyers, law professors, recent bar takers to create an expert legal team to create & review the certified Brainscape MBE flashcards.
We also offer free hands-free study option on either your favorite podcast player (just search hands free mbe) or over on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnnMeFOl2XiVey4fhTQYcxA8yQB8W0Ohp
Hope this helps!
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Research shows that the most productive studying happens in 50 minute blocks with 15-20 minute breaks between
The Pomodoro Method recommends breaking for 5 minutes every 25 minutes.
So while it may have gotten you through college to cram like that, you are not getting the most out of your learning and your results can be better if you dont exhaust your brain like that.
>I thought butterflies had four legs. I see three.
A butterfly can be constructed with 3 or 4 legs. The 4 legged version is where you sell a straddle for the body and you buy a strangle for the wings.
The proof of this comes from the Synthetic Triangle:
At Brainscape we've been researching this topic for over a decade. Our team has put together this awesome how to study guide: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-effectively/
Good luck with your information studies!
Good luck! We've put together this free guide on how to study for the NCLEX more efficiently: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-study-for-nclex/
It covers --
1. The mindset of efficient studying
What really counts: the NCLEX secret
What you need to know to pass the NCLEX
The best NCLEX study tools
How to study far more effectively for the NCLEX
The best time to study for the NCLEX
Hope you find it helpful. I'm sure you'll do great come test day. You've got time to put some major focus into it. 19 more days, you got this!
Yikes! While there's no one trick that works for everyone. Learning to focus on studying is a key skill needed. The good news is you can learn the skill and get better with time.
We've put together a complete guide and hopefully, you'll find it helpful: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-focus/
Also, if you can get into better sleep habits by putting the phone down well before the time to go to sleep that should help you feel more rested. Especially if you can keep the phone in another room from where you sleep, even better.
Good luck and happy studying!!
You can incorporate active recall into your study sessions in a few ways for example the SQ3R method, the Feynman technique, or using flashcards.
For more information on any of these plus even more about why using active recall is so effective check out this article: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/active-recall-definition-studying/
I love the Pomodoro Method for keeping myself time-boxed on specific tasks. Good luck!!
Good luck in your first year! Online classes are a huge struggle for a lot of people, so know that you are not alone.
Here’s a 10 exercises you can do to build your attention span: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/focus-exercises-build-attention-span/
100+ pages that is a lot of reading in day! Here’s 7 tips for reading and remembering what you read: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/how-to-read-textbook-remember/
Good luck with the psychology major 🧠
Looks like I'm way wrong. According to this article there seems to be a fair amount of evidence that speaking multiple languages does, in fact, correlate to higher cognitive abilities and problem solving skills.
https://www.brainscape.com/academy/benefits-of-being-multilingual/
I used this and the 2018 learning system to pass.
https://www.brainscape.com/subjects/shrm-cp
Good luck. There's a lot of situational judgments on the test that really grill you. Be prepared to be utterly wiped out at the end of it.
This has helped me a lot recently. Not this specific website, but the concept. Use it. Embrace it. https://www.brainscape.com/academy/active-recall-definition-studying/
don't gotta be rude man, and anyway, even if you can imanari roll off your back (?), that's not how Hall uses it. Stop being upset because you took the dagestani wrestling redpill and accept that there is a chance that you cant maul someone when they're shearing your cruciate ligaments
I found what’s optimal is to be mindful of choosing pieces that are within your level of skill to play. It’s also important to find music that is just outside your comfort level so it’s achievable in time range that you know isn’t going to demotivate you if it’s also outside your discipline range too. Seeing measurable progress is important for motivation. Some people can grind for months on the same thing and that may well work but as someone who teaches I think students benefit the most from incrementally tackling problems that are just outside their comfort zone, rather than massively outside their comfort zone.
For tackling projects that are way outside your comfort zone, you have to be willing to break it down into half bar chunks, go super slow, gradually adding more “chunks” until you’re able to chain the chunks together into one continuous sequence, then work on speed but not before taking your time to get it “right.”
This approach is also backed by science: https://www.brainscape.com/academy/studying-outside-the-zone-of-proximal-development/
I agree. But the true innovation that happens in industries, or any type of major/exponential improvement, usually happens at the hands of the minority who do turn down a lot of offers, or are heavily being poached. I feel a bit stupid doing this (since it's an oversimplification) but if you take a look at this list, https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/06/biology-breakthroughs-and-discoveries/ - as well as today's great announcement from DeepMind, a lot of the stuff seems to be coming out of universities or private enterprises.
I do think that if government agencies across fields upped their compensation, you would see a positive effect but generally, it doesn't address how you would outperform industries in domains of science, technology, etc.
I read an interesting blog post related to this
"In today’s political world, the desire to reconcile cognitive dissonance drives the growing tendency of political candidates to emphasize apolitical qualities such as personality and demeanor while deliberately cultivating vagueness about their policy positions in an effort to minimize cognitive dissonance in voters’ eyes, said Blackwell.
“The less they know about your policies, the less strife they’ll feel in voting for you if they disagree with you,” he said."
Admittted in MA and CT but moved to FL, so taking the Bar Exam here after not having been in school or done this kind of studying for 20+ years! I have been back and forth studying on/off. I have a checklist and SEE that I studied a lot so far, but then I go back to a topic 3 days or a week later and it seems like I have forgotten everything! *Sigh* Strategy now 2 weeks out is to review all online exam examples published by the FBB as well as BarBri MC and Essay examples for FL's list of "Topics for October exam"... and will try to focus on essay rule statements for the announced topics. TIP: There is a website that allows you to build your own e-flashcards on a laptop or phone , and you can download sets of FL Bar Exam cards that other people have created and made public. The process of even creating the cards is helpful, and then reviewing the cards is easy - use your random wait time, odd time, time at doctors or at lunch, etc. to review a quick series of flashcards. The Tool allows you to RANK how well you know the topic/card, and it will keep on testing you on the cards you rank as "weaker knowledge" until you feel you know them "strongly" and then "master" the cards. The ranking enables you to focus on topics/rules that you have more trouble remembering. I think it is $7 a month which has been well worth it. https://www.brainscape.com/
Hey /u/killaflake, congrats. I have a question. I have some extra time on my hands because of the Covid crisis. So, I was thinking of doing some cramming.
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Based on your experience, how helpful would you say it would be to do some cramming? Say, cramming the contents of some of the more important chapters in the PLI binder/brainscape flashcards so as to learn that stuff by heart? Do you think that would work?
Consider flashcards-based memorization: do you think this set of flashcards are sufficient for MPEP 600, 1200 and 1800?
https://www.brainscape.com/flashcards/mpep-600-parts-form-and-content-of-appli-1452263/packs/2827707
If so, why not just cram the whole chapter for MPEP 1200, for instance?
And if we do cram, are we supposed to memorize every little detail of everything? e.g. memorize what the Choices are after receiving a Notice of Omitted Items - down to the three items required besides the petition and fee:
"1. File a petition and fee, together with the omitted items, a copy of the Notice, and if necessary, a supplemental oath or declaration, requesting that the later filing date be awarded; or
2. Do nothing in response to the Notice of Omitted Items, in which case the original filing date of the application will be maintained. The applicant is now required to amend the specification, preferably by preliminary amendment, but no new matter may be added."
Very confused.
I know that if I use various memorization techniques to cram all the flashcards, I will memorize almost all of the materials for all of the major chapters. It seems reasonable to stop there, and believe that one can just look up the rest on the day of the exam. What do you think? With nothing else to do given the Covid, I wouldn't spending an additional week or two or three just cramming and cramming.
I suppose it is not a bad idea to read through the table of contents, but how about doing more? How about cramming the contents of some of the more important chapters in the PLI binder/Brainscape flashcards so as to learn that stuff by heart? Do you think that would work?
Consider flashcards-based memorization: do you think this set of flashcards are sufficient for MPEP 600, 1200 and 1800?https://www.brainscape.com/flashcards/mpep-600-parts-form-and-content-of-appli-1452263/packs/2827707
If so, why not just cram the whole chapter for MPEP 1200, for instance?
And if we do cram, are we supposed to memorize every little detail of everything? e.g. memorize what the Choices are after receiving a Notice of Omitted Items - down to the three items required besides the petition and fee:
"1. File a petition and fee, together with the omitted items, a copy of the Notice, and if necessary, a supplemental oath or declaration, requesting that the later filing date be awarded; or2. Do nothing in response to the Notice of Omitted Items, in which case the original filing date of the application will be maintained. The applicant is now required to amend the specification, preferably by preliminary amendment, but no new matter may be added."
Very confused.
I know that if I use various memorization techniques to cram all the flashcards, I will memorize almost all of the materials for all of the major chapters. It seems reasonable to stop there, and believe that one can just look up the rest on the day of the exam. What do you guys think? With nothing else to do given the Covid, I wouldn't spending an additional week or two or three just cramming and cramming.
There will be plenty of other opportunities in your life to do something special for beautiful women; this is not the one.
The following link contains flash cards to get you started on understanding the Navy fraternization policy, a set of rules that you are going to hear about a lot after joining:
There's a surprising amount of evidence that learning extra languages is good for the brain:
https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2018/10/cognitive-benefits-multilingual/
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-youre-multilingual-dementia.html
I can link more dry academic stuff if you like but that's a bit of an overview.
You might be able to get by with apps but people respect people that make the effort, even if they are terrible at speaking the language.
Learning multiple languages is not an easy task, and has been proven that multilingual people are generally more intelligent.
https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2018/10/cognitive-benefits-multilingual/
So if you speak more than two languages, you have me beat, and you can judge Mrs. Trump on her lack of intelligence.