You’re Studying Wrong – Here’s Why
Here are the most common mistakes that make your studying harder than it needs to be, and what you should be doing instead.
Here are the most common mistakes that make your studying harder than it needs to be, and what you should be doing instead.
The brain is the sexiest organ in the entire human body. But for all it’s amazing intricacies and complexities, its beautiful nature is too commonly misunderstood and oversimplified. We’ll cut the fact from fiction, and show you how to actually optimize your brain’s performance.
Anki is a powerful tool, but most students misuse it. Here are the 13 best practices in creating effective Anki flashcards and using spaced repetition for maximal effect in college and medical school.
Pre-med and medical students have a lot of information to learn, whether that’s for the MCAT or USMLE Step 1 or any other medical school exam. Here’s how to get through all that information faster and memorize it faster.
Troy applied to medical school, got two interviews, and failed to get any acceptances. The next time he applied, he found himself accepted with a full ride to a top medical school. This is his story.
In class or while reading your textbook, it’s often unclear what information is high yield and will likely be tested on, and what are less important details. This system will answer that question.
Saving time by studying smarter is essential to a physician’s life. Here we discuss four tips to study smarter by utilizing active learning, optimizing your learning environment, obtaining high-yield information and maximizing your memorization capacity.
Stimulants such as Adderall or Ritalin have been increasingly used in recent years by students who are eager to get better grades. In this post, I’ll cover the science behind stimulants and whether or not they help students in school.
This medical student describes his journey from starting medical school with poor study strategies and feeling like he was drowning, to learning a few simple yet fundamental active study strategies that completely transformed his grades, performance, and outlook.
This doctor skipped lecture and instead self-studied from home. Learn how she created a systematic way of studying that allowed her to not only perform well in her classes, but set her up to crush the USMLE Step 1 as well.
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