My infallible 4 step study plan to learn anything in 15 minutes
So I think I’ve discovered an extremely powerful study method.
You will need
- “Source material” – that is, a brief (digestible) summary written by someone else – a summary-style textbook, or a wikipedia article, or anything!
- An A4 notebook and a pen
- An alarmed timing device
- A flash card (small)
Now on to the steps
- Set your timer for 10 minutes. In that 10 minutes write down (and organise in a logical fashion) all the important information from your source material.
- When you reach the 10 minute mark, STOP. Do not cheat
- Read over the notes you have made, and formulate 5 intelligent questions (eg. “Compare and contrast NSTEMI and STEMI” rather than “Name 3 risk factors for myocardial infarction”). Write them on the index card. Label the other side with the topic
- Put your notes away. Now your task is to speak about your topic (the front of the index card) using your intelligent questions as prompts. Ideally do this to an audience of your peers.
And that is it! I’ve just started using this method and am finding it really gives excellent results!
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