Comments on: Catalog Your Mind to Recall Information Easier http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/ Practical Personal Development Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:29:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: student http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-131012 student Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-131012 I'm applying to dschool this year, and I've already began to interview successful students on strategies and overall lifestyle management. It's great to see your results! Please continue posting what worked etc., All the best with dschool. Also, no matter what subject i'm reading about, it seems recalling the information is to key to retention rather than passive reading. I’m applying to dschool this year, and I’ve already began to interview successful students on strategies and overall lifestyle management. It’s great to see your results! Please continue posting what worked etc., All the best with dschool.

Also, no matter what subject i’m reading about, it seems recalling the information is to key to retention rather than passive reading.

]]> By: Alex Shalman http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130857 Alex Shalman Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:48:51 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130857 @AnnaK - and I would add that an important point, which is obvious, but often overlooked, is that while you're writing and adding, you should do it from memory, not from directly looking at it. Wouldn't you agree? @AnnaK – and I would add that an important point, which is obvious, but often overlooked, is that while you’re writing and adding, you should do it from memory, not from directly looking at it. Wouldn’t you agree?

]]> By: Annak http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130842 Annak Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:38 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130842 these are all great ideas... what worked for me most in biochemistry was writing out the cycles... basically I would first write out like glucose-->glyceraldyhyde 3phosphate (or whatever) and so on(all the major players in the reaction) and then write out the reaction again and include more enzymes that are part of it.. then do it again and throw in other less important stuff so everytime you write the cycle out you include more and more and by the time you written it out like 15times it is in your hands... when test day comes around you don't even have to think twice, u just draw it on the paper.... also information is best attained at night... so after you've written the reaction out from memory multiple times go back the next day and see how much of it you can remember and do it at night just before you go to bed so it is the last thing on your mind.. the same goes for notes.. once you compress a lecture into a set of 3-4 notes make sure you come back and review them that week... ideally you want to review something day 1, then the next day... then in a couple of days.... 3X at least and preferable in the evening... before test day i even put info under my pillow and slept on it! haha these are all great ideas… what worked for me most in biochemistry was writing out the cycles… basically I would first write out like glucose–>glyceraldyhyde 3phosphate (or whatever) and so on(all the major players in the reaction) and then write out the reaction again and include more enzymes that are part of it.. then do it again and throw in other less important stuff so everytime you write the cycle out you include more and more and by the time you written it out like 15times it is in your hands… when test day comes around you don’t even have to think twice, u just draw it on the paper…. also information is best attained at night… so after you’ve written the reaction out from memory multiple times go back the next day and see how much of it you can remember and do it at night just before you go to bed so it is the last thing on your mind.. the same goes for notes.. once you compress a lecture into a set of 3-4 notes make sure you come back and review them that week… ideally you want to review something day 1, then the next day… then in a couple of days…. 3X at least and preferable in the evening… before test day i even put info under my pillow and slept on it! haha

]]> By: fas http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130826 fas Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:34:54 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130826 Keep reading and writing. Write short points which will help you recollect the complete sentence. Thats the way to go. Keep reading and writing. Write short points which will help you recollect the complete sentence. Thats the way to go.

]]> By: Gordie Rogers http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130799 Gordie Rogers Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:37:52 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130799 You whet my appetite. Would you be able to go into a bit more detail on this method in another post for the slower ones like me? Thanks. :) You whet my appetite. Would you be able to go into a bit more detail on this method in another post for the slower ones like me? Thanks. :)

]]> By: Positive Gangsta http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130792 Positive Gangsta Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:33:10 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130792 Sweet advice, i plan on implementing it soon! Sweet advice, i plan on implementing it soon!

]]> By: Alex Shalman http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130780 Alex Shalman Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:40:37 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130780 @Paul @Yuri @Monique - It's awesome to see that all three of you have used similar techniques, BUT for totally different things. Memorizing a speech, learning English, rocking Med school. @Bluedes - I love practice problems, and old exams. Those are key! Helps alleviate some fear of the unexpected. @Paul @Yuri @Monique – It’s awesome to see that all three of you have used similar techniques, BUT for totally different things. Memorizing a speech, learning English, rocking Med school.

@Bluedes – I love practice problems, and old exams. Those are key! Helps alleviate some fear of the unexpected.

]]> By: Monique http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130779 Monique Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:28:09 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130779 I soooooo love your website. I am currently in medical school and studying for my USMLE STEP 1 exam and I can honestly say that my way of studying is very similar to the way that you have described. I wish you all the best in dental school. I soooooo love your website. I am currently in medical school and studying for my USMLE STEP 1 exam and I can honestly say that my way of studying is very similar to the way that you have described.
I wish you all the best in dental school.

]]> By: Yuri http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130775 Yuri Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:06:25 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130775 Hi Alex, Long time no talk! :) I can attest that the technique you described here really does work. The retention improves dramatically when you visualize the terms and topics repeatedly in your mind. I used a similar method of memorization when cramming English vocabulary. I would visualize a group of words and their definitions (or sometimes translations) in my mind. Then, I would recite them in order – I usually had a numbered list of words. After that, I would gradually add more words until I was able to learn and memorize 20 – 30 new words per day. The trick is to keep doing the exercise day after day until the terms are ingrained in your long-term memory. Good luck on your midterms! Looking forward to learning new techniques from you. -Yuri Ears Hi Alex,

Long time no talk! :)
I can attest that the technique you described here really does work. The retention improves dramatically when you visualize the terms and topics repeatedly in your mind.
I used a similar method of memorization when cramming English vocabulary. I would visualize a group of words and their definitions (or sometimes translations) in my mind. Then, I would recite them in order – I usually had a numbered list of words. After that, I would gradually add more words until I was able to learn and memorize 20 – 30 new words per day.

The trick is to keep doing the exercise day after day until the terms are ingrained in your long-term memory.

Good luck on your midterms! Looking forward to learning new techniques from you.

-Yuri Ears

]]> By: bluedes http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130774 bluedes Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:58:18 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130774 Works great! To supplement your 4-5 pages of notes, do the problems at the end of the chapter. You'd be surprised how much you'll be missing in the notes because you didn't emphasize them (as they are needed to solve the problems at the chapter end). This takes longer time though.. acing the exam is another strategy than just mere studying.. (getting hold of past exams from the same professor helps a lot). Works great! To supplement your 4-5 pages of notes, do the problems at the end of the chapter. You’d be surprised how much you’ll be missing in the notes because you didn’t emphasize them (as they are needed to solve the problems at the chapter end). This takes longer time though.. acing the exam is another strategy than just mere studying.. (getting hold of past exams from the same professor helps a lot).

]]> By: Paul Scharf http://www.alexshalman.com/2009/10/12/catalog-your-mind-to-recall-information-easier/comment-page-1/#comment-130760 Paul Scharf Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:32:41 +0000 http://www.alexshalman.com/?p=2176#comment-130760 Great system. Works very well preparing a speech so one does not have to read it. Paul Great system. Works very well preparing a speech so one does not have to read it.

Paul

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