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Tips on how to Study

Anonymous Sun 05 Oct 2025 02:26:05 No.1543597 View View Reply Original Report

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Can you give me tips on how to study better

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Anonymous Sun 05 Oct 2025 03:44:44 No.1543600 Report

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>>1543597
don't think of it as studying
think of it as something fun and read wikipedia for anything u don't know
thats why america has a better education system compared to every other country out there
because we value interest over capability

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Anonymous Sun 05 Oct 2025 14:24:41 No.1543650 Report

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write everything you learn down on a piece of paper.
don't type it, actually write it down, with a pen and your fucking fingers, on a piece of fucking paper.
you'll remember way more that way.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Oct 2025 15:25:55 No.1543654 Report

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>>1543650
Yes, all of the above

See it like a quest to get better. (harder, better, faster, stronger). The world is a hardcore rpg.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Oct 2025 15:55:01 No.1543656 Report

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>>1543597
Just like there's software for typing faster, there's also software for reading faster, they're like a life hack:
>Spreeder is a speed reading app that helps you read 3x faster, improve focus, and allows you to read at 3 or more times your normal speed.

Mnemonics are also like a life hack, they're used for effective memorization. They help improve memory and are really effective for school tests

Some books:
How to develop a perfect memory By Dominic o Brien
The Memory Book by Tony Buzan
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Brain-Based Learning: Teaching the Way Students Really Learn by Eric Jensen
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown
(College)
Cal Newport’s two books : “How to Win at College” and “How to Become a Straight-A Student”
How to get a good degree by Phil Race
Coursera free course 'Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects"

Other
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits by James Clear
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

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Anonymous Mon 06 Oct 2025 01:39:58 No.1543709 Report

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I think the best way to study is to understand the concept. If you're studying to ace tests, you're no better than a subcontinental or a yellowskin.

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Anonymous Mon 06 Oct 2025 11:47:48 No.1543750 Report

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All of the above are great, but first you have to find out how you learn best
These are people who memorise besteht by writing it down, others have to read it, some need to hear it, my sibling even need to move themself while learning
E.g. i thought my sister englisch numbers by counting the steps on a stair while walking them

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Anonymous Tue 07 Oct 2025 23:02:07 No.1543953 Report

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>>1543597
take ritalin or some other drug like that

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Anonymous Wed 08 Oct 2025 13:11:14 No.1544026 Report

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>>1543597
Depends on the subject.

STEM like math, physics, etc.: do problems, like loads of them, many many more than you think you need to do. Try the problem -> check the solution -> figure what went wrong -> take notes. Rinse and repeat.

Non-STEM: rewrite the topic in your own words, teach the topic to an empty class or yourself, verbalize it, not silently, sometimes called as active recall/quiz and recall method

Language: use it, for perfectionists, it's better to grind pronunciation and grammar first, depends on the language

Facts and figures: flash cards, it works. Anki is often recommended. But people tend to muck around the settings and plugins and forums, instead of using it. You only need to learn how to make reverse cards and cloze. That's it. Don't go in too deep.

I recommend Cal Newport's old stuff before he became the charlatan he is right now. Like his really old blog posts or "How to Become Straight-A Student" book.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLocr_pp31BZe8aaLp3jCYutVTNNac4-ru

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Anonymous Wed 08 Oct 2025 23:18:43 No.1544079 Report

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if you think your working memory is poor (lose track of earlier details), then improve your working memory by doing dual n-back. Dunno if it's worth grinding indefinitely though

Speaking of working memory, there's a theoretical cognitive object called a 'schema'. It's a clump of interelated knowledge. The neat thing is that it only takes up one of your 3 or 4 slots of working memory, despite containing possibly a dozen things. (like chunking). Also at least for me, it feels like these schemas are self-correcting or at least easier to recall.
I guess you develop schemas by mulling over how topics connect to each other and perhaps even parallels.
Your kidneys rely on diffusion to extract water from urine like alveoli do for oxygen, however kidneys have to go the extra mile to encourage that diffusion by jacking up the urea concentration or smth, because i dunno maybe because urine isn't circular in the same way blood is. The urea comes from the liver converting protein into carbohydrates and chemically that makes sense because protein is a chain of polypeptides which is ammonia + carbohydrate.

I haven't tested it out but I think I would have liked to do English literature/art in a more experimental way. Consider an artwork/text that didn't employ a certain technique or style. Would it have a weaker effect and ultimately be less interesting?

Looking at an object's history is sometimes useful. You can see how a theory, equation, machine, procedure etc. grew piecemeal in a logical, justified way. This way is time consuming, but you'll certain catch all hidden assumptions and postulates.
On a similar note sometimes you might benefit from learning a topic from another source. They might touch on a misconception you have.

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Anonymous Thu 09 Oct 2025 05:02:21 No.1544122 Report

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>>1543597
What types of study? I mean there is alot you can read.

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Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 22:39:36 No.1544325 Report

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>object's history
etymology is sometimes useful. Natural gas is 'natural' compared to the coal gas that people previously manufactured for lighting.
Also deliberating over the words themselves is good. Potential difference is a difference: a difference between two points (as opposed to a property of a component)

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Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2025 17:38:30 No.1544436 Report

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>>1543597
I have a request. Any AI tools that you can use for universities that aren't super stupidly limited? ChatGPT instantly locked up when I fed it multiple pages worth of course material. I just need something that can read texts for me, maybe from screenshots since they are closed works, or from text I can OCR.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2025 17:45:56 No.1544437 Report

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>>1544436
Humanity is doomed.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2025 17:54:16 No.1544439 Report

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>>1544437
I actually want it to study, not to give answers. They can be super helpful as a tutor partner for us who aren't rich enough to hire one or get special treatment. I'm just a poor student who wants to feel like I got a friend to study with and AI is good at emulating that. I'm going to give it material and ask it questions (to verify it learned it correctly) and then we go back and forth. Then I'll ask it to make a mock up exam and take it and let it evaluate my work. I consider this super efficient, if ... and only if, I had one that worked.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2025 18:12:33 No.1544440 Report

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>>1544436
>>1544439
I'll be waiting, if there is someone who knows. I am old school, born before the internet, but I embrace change when it's for the good of the people. I hope that there is a language model out there that can be used locally, without an internet. Right now AI is super fucking commercialized and a money sink, which I can't afford.

To emphasize: I read all the texts with thought. I take notes in class. I study. I however want a sparring partner to keep me on my toes. The thesis reading material we have doesn't allow copying or pasting.

I just want a tool like some have made for images, that allows generation on your own computer. That's all.

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Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2025 19:28:56 No.1544455 Report

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>>1544439
>>1544440
Humanity is cooked.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2025 20:04:32 No.1544457 Report

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>>1544437
>>1544455
Anon is a faggot

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Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2025 15:10:01 No.1544576 Report

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>>1543597
first become a stud:
then develop the propensity towards ever more study

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Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2025 16:06:14 No.1544583 Report

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>>1543597
I am posting this for accountability purposes
yesterday was a warmup day and today I will get significant progress on studying and projects

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2025 17:20:16 No.1544590 Report

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>>1543597
>>1543656
>Cal Newport
>Malcolm Gladwell
Don't waste your time on this dreck, OP.

How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 14 Oct 2025 16:32:31 No.1544943 Report

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>>1543597
bloodflow, pushups walking etc
set a non-negotiable and simple/quick easy daily minimum. tick on the calendar. don't break the chain you'll make quick progress

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