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MAYou’re taking notes wrong ⬇️
My biggest mistake as a student was writing down everything the professor said since “I wouldn’t miss anything”
I was studying 6-8 hours a day, and averaging 70s… as an Asian… Chinese at that… I brought shame onto my family 😭
Until I realized I’ve been using my brain wrong
We aren’t human copiers, we shouldn’t go to class to take notes just to go back and review later. We should understand it right then and there. 🤓
So how do I do this? Here’s 3 tips that brought me to a 94% average and reduced my study time to 1-2 hours per day:
1️⃣ Write as little as you possible can:
Learning happens in the brain, not on paper. The less you write, the more time you have to synthesize the information in your brain and actually listen to what the professor is saying. This is counterintuitive and it will feel uncomfortable, but you have to trust your brain.
2️⃣ Stop using your laptop
Linear notes on Google Docs or Notion do NOT help you learn because that’s not how our brain works. We learn by making new connections, so use mind mapping instead.
(The map does not have to make logical sense at all, mines complete nonsense BUT it makes sense to me. That’s what matters)
3️⃣ PRE-Class review
Take half an hour to skim over the topic being covered before class. It’s 100x easier to make connections if you have a general idea of what the topic is. This is why learning anything for the second time is always easier.
(DONT ask yourself “why” questions here, the goal isn’t deep understanding, it’s exposure to the topic to cover as much surface area as you can)
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🤯🥳 These techniques will prove to you that you aren’t a bad student, you just didn’t know how to learn properly. If it can take me from 70% to 94% while cutting down my study time, it can help you too.
I hope it helps, follow along for more tips like this!
I’ll see you tomorrow 🫶
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