Students often ask me if they should make flashcards directly in class. I actually tried doing this in medical school during some blocks, and it’s not a good idea. The reason being is that you’ll make very low-quality flashcards that have far too much information on them, o...
I read to learn, and I flash to make sure I remember. 我阅读以学习,闪现以确保记住。 I have flash cards on everything from how many kilowatt-hours it takes for a car to travel 100 kilometers, to the definition of the term “pollyanna,” to the history and culture of the islands of ...
I would urge all of you to stay you criticism of the public transport in whichever part of the world you are reading this, until you have endeavored to take a coach to a Buddhist Holy Mountain in China when several thousand people in a room not much bigger than small church also intend ...
Basically,cloze testssimply leave out a piece of information. Whenever you self test using flashcards in the way we’re about to discuss, don’t include all of the answer on the back. Always leave an element out so that it’s like a puzzle you have to solve. This will help you memor...
Different forms of land tenure and land use are often considered important by social scientists in distinguishing between different forms of society: for example, the holding of land on condition of providing service to a superior is characteristic ofFEUDALISM, as opposed to the notion of private ...
3. Leave a white or light colored towel on the trunk floor making it very easy to see that there are no valuables in plain sight Seats down with a light colored towel make it readily apparent that the back of the vehicle is empty ...
He passed while I was still young enough to stare at my map ofThe Land of Make Believeand convince myself my grandfather was merely on another expedition. He left me, the oldest child of a burgeoning super-sized family, with wisps of memories, a trove of riches — extravagantly embroidered...
How to Memorize Something Fast: Beyond The Myths The first thing you need to do is to let go of the notion that there is a “best” way to memorize. When I was in graduate school and constantly memorizing for exams, I didn’t need to ask, “How can I memorize things quickly?” Th...
flashcards. As you might guess, reviewing a book was a serious time commitment that required a lot of self-discipline. It didn’t take long before I started to neglect the process. Instead, I just let myself believe that I absorbed all of the necessary information while moving on to my...
While I was of the notion that this sort of close-mindedness permeates every society both on a micro and macro level, living abroad and going to the Olympics has made me realize that many people (and hopefully most) are not of this mindset. Here I was, an American, cheering on the ...