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How to Study Like a Doctor: Part 1
Studying needs to be painful to work, and here are The Bread and Butter of studying: Active recall and Spaced Repetition
These two methods are the bread and butter of learning theoretical knowledge.
Studying needs to be painful to work; if you think it is too easy, you are not learning.
You need to be actively trying to remember things, and it will hurt.
But it will work.
1.1. Active Recall
This is a fancy way of saying quiz yourself (without prompts and hints)
Anything that pulls information out of your memory without prompts is active recall.
Most often by quizzing yourself with questions, flashcards, or practice problems instead of rereading notes.
Each retrieval attempt “rebuilds” the knowledge in your mind. Compared with just reading, highlighting, active recall is more effective for solidifying learning.
My tool of recommendation: Anki + MCQ + MedlyCase flashcards (coming soon, stay tuned)
1.2. Spaced Repetition
Studying it only once does not work; studying it 15 minutes later does not work as well.
You need to forget it a bit. Then STUDY it again, just when it is not expecting.
Spaced repetition is a learning method that revisits material over progressively longer intervals, rather than cramming it in one sitting.
It is all about retrieving information while you have forgotten some of it.
For example, you learn information on day 1, then review it on day 3. You add some space in between your repetitions.
This makes recall more effortful, which deepens memory each time you retrieve it.
Some digital apps do that for you, such as Anki, making life so much easier,
If it is not in my Anki Deck, I don’t know it. Simple as that
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How to Study Like a Doctor: Part 1
