A Law Student⚖️ Reblogging how to study efficiently🎓
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THE EVOLUTION OF BUFF!SOO ♡ - Part II
Part 1 - The Original
This is your sign to take a break.
sometimes when we can’t solve a problem or write a single sentence of an essay no matter how hard we try, all we need to do is press our “reset button”. we might not realize it very often, but our physical work space and mental state can affect directly our academic performance. i hope these tips can help you figure these things out!
here are some other hopefully helpful posts:
organizing your digital life for academic success
self-studying in three steps
a guide on how to be productive at home
studygram
Hemingway is a writing checker that is absolutely brilliant.
checks all spellings for you
checks if you’re over-using adverbs
picks out over-complicated sentences
suggests replacements for over-complicated phrases
picks out the passive voice
tells you how readable your text is (Grades/College level/etc)
calculates reading time
USE IT. USE IT FOR YOUR FANFICS. USE IT FOR YOUR PAPERS. IT WILL SAVE. YOUR. LIFE.
Hey, school's hard
I want to help
CHEMISTRY
- THIS - website will balance your chemistry equations and tell you what reaction type occurred - GREAT for homework!
ALGEBRA
- THIS - website will solve your algebra problems and will explain how it got the answer - it’s really good if you’re stuck on a type of problem and don’t know how to solve it!
♡ C O L L E G E tips and resources M A S T E R P O S T ♡ by akira endtable
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Many feel a justified anxiety over the prospect of the inevitable feat of aging and having to take on daunting adult responsibilities despite still feeling like an overgrown child. Even if you feel ready to be independent, it doesn’t hurt to have a little help along the way.
I’ve been seeking out tips to help give myself and others a better sense of readiness in the upcoming years. This masterpost is used to organize this information into a concise, easy to navigate list and share what I’ve found with anyone who wants to utilize it.
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♡ General College Tips ♡
Things I Wish I Told Myself Before Going to College
A Student’s Guide to College
Year 12 Guide (And beyond!)
Student Survival Guide
The “Secret” to Doing Well in School
♡ “Adult” Things ♡
How to Balance a Checkbook
How to: Become an Adult Masterpost
Cover Letters, Resumes, and Job Help
Be a Good Person and Get Your Student Loans Paid Off
Discounts your Student ID can get you
♡ Books for Cheap ♡
Alternatives to Buying Textbooks
Novels
More novels
Cheap textbooks
♡ Study Tips ♡
How to Make a Study Schedule
Finals Survival Guide
Five Creative Ways to Take Notes
How to Overcome Math
How to Overcome English
Organizing Notes
Focus While Studying
Reading a Textbook
Things NOT To Do When Studying
Top Ten Study Tips
Study Help Masterpost
♡ Writing Help ♡
How to Write Kickass Essays in ½ the Time
Inflated/Concise wording
BeeLine Reader
Zenwriter
Avoid Saying Very
Word Definition Sites
Ultimate Guide to Writing (academic writing help towards bottom)
♡ Apps and Tech ♡
Productivity apps
More Apps
Best Apps for Students
Keep your Laptop in Tip Top Shape
Free Online Courses
♡ Safety ♡
Safetrek app
Kitestring app
Creepface
Phone number to give aggressive guys
Easy Self Defense
♡ Dorm Life ♡
Laundry Help
Fabric Care Language
How many times can I wear this between washes?
Pack for College
Dorm Stuff for Cheap
Cutesy Dorm Stuff
♡ De-Stressers and Health ♡
Sun Salutations (yoga poses)
Self-esteem boosters
Fitness Masterpost
Workout Videos (check out this blog for more healthy living)
Meditation
How Long to Nap
8 Unconventional Ways to Destress
Relieve Menstrual Cramps
Pictorial on condoms
Productivity Help
Bad Day Remedies
Contraceptives Masterposts
♡ College Help Masterposts ♡
College Help Masterpost
Back-to-School Masterpost
College Survival Guide
Hack College
School Survival Masterpost
How to Survive in College
♡ Helpful Blogs ♡
College Blog Masterpost
Study-Princess
xLovelyDay
Fresh. Fit. Focused
WhatReference (An extremely well organized ref blog)
♡ Other Assorted Masterposts with Helpful Links ♡
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♡ Playlist to Study To ♡
Get Shit Done
Study Buddy
Happiness and the Heart
Folk This
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Don’t forget to utilize campus resources as well! Good luck!
How to recover an unsaved draft on Microsoft Word
This literally saved my ass a few minutes ago. Yes, you can recover those files that you accidentally closed and thought you couldnt get back.
Right after that happens, open Microsoft Word again and click File - Info - Manage Versions - Recover Unsaved Documents.
It is literally that simple.
Rhokotela’s Intro to ECGs
Please don’t repost or use without crediting the source. Otherwise, happy interpreting!
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Bonus
Chesscademy — Learn how to play chess for free.
Pianu — A new way to learn piano online, interactively.
Yousician— Your personal guitar tutor for the digital age.
Korean Resources
I’ve updated the Korean Resources section of The Library and I’ve made it rebloggable for those that prefer that :)
Korean
Routledge Grammar - Basic Korean - A Grammar and Workbook (second source) (third source)
Routledge Grammar - Intermediate Korean - A Grammar and Workbook (second source)
Using Korean - A Guide to Contemporary Usage
Korean Grammar for International Learners
Colloquial Korean - The Complete Course for Beginners
Korean Level 1 (Seoul National University)
Essential Korean [Ellen K. Yoon]
Dirty Korean: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!” [Haewon Geebi Baek] (second source)
Korean Grammar for International Learners [Ho Bin Ihm, Kyung Pyo Hong, Suk In Chang]
Korean Word Book [Marshal R Pihl]
My First Book of Korean Words: An ABC Rhyming Book [Henry J. Amen IV, Kyubyong Park]
Using Korean: A Guide to Contemporary Usage [Miho Choo, Hye-Young Kwak]
College Korean
Intermediate College Korean [Clare You, Eunsu Cho]
Elementary Korean [Ross King, Jae-Hoon Yeon]
Hippocrene Beginner’s Series - Beginner’s Korean
Korean From Zero 1
Korean Grammar in Use: Beginning to Early Intermediate
Korean through English, Book One
Korean: A Complete Course for Beginners [Jaemin Roh]
My Korean 1 [Young-A Cho, In-Jung Cho, Douglas Ling]
My Korean 2 [Young-A Cho, In-Jung Cho, Douglas Ling]
Step by Step: Korean through 15 Action Verbs [Dr In Ku Kim-Marshall]
Beginner TOPIK Grammar & Vocabulary
Intermediate TOPIK Grammar
TOPIK Elementary Adjectives
TOPIK Elementary Grammar
TOPIK Elementary Nouns
TOPIK Intermediate Adjectives
TOPIK Intermediate Grammar
TOPIK Intermediate Nouns
TOPIK Intermediate Verbs
TOPIK Listening Files
Korean In Action: For International Learners [Gi-Hyun Shin, Adrian Buzo]
Making Out in Korean (second source)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone [Korean]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [Korean]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Korean]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Korean]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [ Korean]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [Korean]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [Korean]
● Seize time opportunities. If I have 15 minutes until your next class, I sit down and do homework in the hallway. If I have a long commute, I’ll do flashcards. This works because you most likely won’t have anything else to do anyways, so it’s easier to get your work done.
● Start something. When I get a lab report assignment, the first thing I do is pull up the directions and at least start the cover page and pull up some research links. It takes 5 minutes but it gets the ball rolling and makes it more likely that you’ll finish what you started.
● Auto-mode. When I procrastinating, it’s usually because I’m too busy thinking about what I’m going to do. Instead, I like to pretend I’m in “auto-mode” and just get started as fast as I can. auto-mode means shutting out distracting thoughts or pleas to watch one more funny cat video and forcing your hands to open your textbook. Works every time.
● Personally, creating time schedules don’t work for me because if I fall out of time, the whole schedule falls apart and I usually give up. Instead I use time games. I’ll tell myself something like “work as hard as you can until 11:00 sharp and if you finish, you can have a break”. This is great for developing self discipline because it’s in the moment so you can be more realistic and flexible.
● I don’t like writing down earlier due dates in my planner because it’s confusing so instead, it’s good to have some sort of mental rule. for example, my mental rule is to finish everything at least two days before the due date. following through with that will keep you on track.
● Do a little bit every day. If you have a big project, chip at it within a week rather than stressing out 2 days before it’s due. the same goes for studying for an exam. if you review lecture notes and attend office hours after class + work on flashcards throughout the week, then do a final review at the end, you’ll be well prepared and won’t need to cram. It’s a good habit and you won’t get stressed. Two birds with one stone.
● Use mornings too. I’m not really an early bird, but using mornings to get some work / chores done is great because it gives you a productive start to the day, which makes you feel proud of yourself for knocking out half of your tasks in the a.m.
a. Lay out your lecture notes / worksheets on the table the night before and open your work tabs on your computer so they’ll be the first thing you see when you turn on your computer.
b. Put your computer far away from your work space and go to sleep.
c. When you wake up, the first thing that you’ll see is your ‘paper’ work, so get it done first. then start on your ‘screen’ work (you’ll be less likely to get distracted if you do your ‘paper’ work first). when you open your laptop the first thing you’ll see are the work tabs you opened the night before. Your job is to go on auto-mode and get started.
Good luck with self-discipline. You’ll do great. -thoughtscholar
Hello everyone,
Here I am after more than a month of vacation. I have thought a lot about the past academic year during this summer. It was a tough one, and it challenged me a lot.
In the university that I attend, exams are very close and, to do all of them in time, you must study for two or three exams simultaneously. It requires the ability to prioritize, to dedicate the right amount of time to every subject.
Prioritizing was not immediate to me, and I had to train myself. Here are a few tips that I use when planning the study of multiple subjects at the same time:
1. Split the day:
This technique is good if you are preparing exams of different importance and complexity. Identify the moment of the day in which you are more productive, and dedicate that time to the most complex subject. Then, give time to the second most productive moment for a less complicated exam. If you have a third subject, split the day into three parts, and so on.
For instance, I am more productive in the morning, a bit more distracted in the afternoon, and way less active in the evening, so I base my plans on this scale.
To know the time of the day in which you are more productive, I advise the chronotype test. We all are classifiable as four animals, with different features and routine inclination. For example, I am a dolphin, so I am more productive late in the morning, after some workout and a cold shower. To find your chronotype, do the test here: https://www.doctoroz.com/quizzes/whats-your-chronotype. After having done the quiz, you will periodically receive emails deepening your chronotype.
Also, splitting the day makes studying less boring. I tend to fall asleep if I spend long hours on the same topic while switching from a subject to another waken me up. I would not be able to study for eight hours for the same exam, while I can study four hours for one exam, three for another and one for a third one. By the way, this point is very individual: if you do not fit into this type of planning, look at point 2.
2. Make weekly plans:
This is good whether you are studying for exams of the same importance, or if you prefer to dedicate all day to the same subject.
Dedicate every day of the week to a different exam. You can choose to assign more days for one exam rather than another, based on their complexity.
I use this technique a lot during classes when I do not have all day to study. When I still have to get familiar with the subject, I prefer to give it all day, without any time limit.
3. Match topics:
Generally speaking, the semester's exams have criteria. You are likely to have similar subjects, or at least with some points in common. Identify the repetitions and the joint topics, and study them together. It will make you save time and have a complete view of that specific argument.
This is all! Let me know if you have some more suggestions that you would like to share. Good luck to all of you with your exams 💪🏻
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How I’ve been Learning & Retaining Kanji
I posted this on my Instagram account (anticipating it to be a PhD/grad school account but while I’m waiting for it to start in the fall, I’m documenting my Japanese studies). Follow me there for more Japanese/eventually grad school inspo.
1️⃣ I wrote a random story using the kanji from the previous week (purple in hiragana so I could recall in the moment). After I wrote the story, I highlighted some words I wrote in hiragana that should’ve been in kanji. Then, I wrote all the new kanji at the bottom and did some practice.
2️⃣ The day after, (left page) I wrote all the new kanji in pink along with the word in hiragana and did the repetition practices. (Right page) The day after, without looking at the previous page (I had a list in hiragana of all the vocab I had to write in kanji), I had to recall the kanji on my own (pink). Even if I only remembered a PART of it, I still wrote it in pink. After, I went back and wrote the missing parts and kanji I couldn’t recall in blue with hiragana next to it.
3️⃣ Repeat same process as the right page the next day. The kanji I knew got 5 repetitions and the kanji I didn’t know got repetitions until the line ran out. This time, I decided to throw in 先週の漢字 (last week’s kanji) in the free space to make sure I didn’t forget any of the previous week’s kanji.
4️⃣ Today, I successfully recalled all the kanji (all pink kanji) and wrote 5 repetitions for each. Also included 先週の漢字 in the free space. You can see a part of my hiragana list in the corner. It’s a great way to cover up previous pages and allows you to not look at any kanji before you recall.
For some people it may take longer to get a perfect list. Just keep working at it. But once you have a day where you remember all the kanji, it doesn’t stop there. You have to keep practicing and keep using it and seeing it so it’s retained. It’s easy to forget even just a few days later.
Practicing kanji doesn’t have to take up a lot of time in your day. Each day, it takes me about 5-10 minutes, 15 minutes max to practice kanji, but it’ll take more effort if it’s a day when I’m writing the kanji story. One thing that helps me is that when I have some free time, or when I’m sitting in bed about to go to sleep, or just sitting in the car when someone else is driving, I’ll think in my head “what does [this word] look like? And I’ll draw it up in my head.”
Good luck✌🏻
Hello, lovelies! I’ve gotten a couple of asks about studying so I decided to condense them into one post for you guys! I’m trying to hit a bunch of different topics so if you need an even more specific post you can send an ask! Without any further ado, have some tips! My studyblr is @spacey-scholar
Prep
First, you always need a good base for your day! Especially if you’re studying a lot.
Make a good full breakfast! Ex. Eggs and Toast, Smoothie and fruit, Pancakes and a cup of juice.
How’s your hygiene? Do you need to shower, brush your teeth, wash your face, condition your hair? Do it! You’ll be distracted if you feel messy!
Get dressed like it’s a normal day. Staying in PJ’s is okay! But being ready for the day seriously helps focus!
Likewise, your space should be clean. A clean space is a clean mind! Remove dishes, trash, scrap paper, and extra items. Wide down your desk, organize your pens and books. Your space should feel like your space!
Now make a list of what you need to get done! What needs to be done Now, what needs to be done Soon, and what needs to be done Later?
Order your list how you want your day to go, and don’t put super-tough subjects back to back, or subjects that are similar exercises i.e. reading thirty pages of two different books back to back is no fun.
The Studying
It’s important to buckle down with No Distractions! If you find yourself distracted put your phone away! If you need your phone, put it on Do Not Disturb until you’re done. I also do this at night for better sleep.
Pick the best technique for you, Pomodoro, reward-based, group studying, etc.
Play music but only if it will not distract you! If you sing along or daydream it’s the wrong music! Classical, Lo-fi, and White noise are all good! My Spotify Here has some good ones.
Use a nice journal (I don’t mean expensive!) and pens/pencils you enjoy using. I like to have a specific journal and color dedicated to each subject.
Take notes on recorded lectures and classes, if you’re doing online classes right now try to screen record or record the audio! That way if you space out you can play it later and take notes, and you can absorb the lesson better instead of being distracted.
Don’t worry about your notes, stationary, pictures, being beautiful and your grades being perfect. Life doesn’t always look the way it does on Instagram. And the people who spend hours trying to get a good photo of their coffee are not studying!
Use flashcards! Quizlet is good if you need premade ones! If you can save up and buy them, Barrons AP Flash Cards are the best in my opinion. Very clean, not too long, very durable, and cover all subjects.
Feeling Distracted
If you catch yourself drifting off and getting into your head, get up and take a quick walk, stretch, or energizer.
It’s okay if this happens, don’t guilt yourself! practice affirmation. The best and smartest still get distracted.
If you are drifting, why? Are you hungry? Tired? Thirsty? Bored? Get a snack and some water, take a break and rest, find a way to make your studying more enjoyable.
Remember that Motivation and Discipline are different things. Sometimes we just won’t be motivated, we won’t want to do it and it will be rather frustrating. But the cure to this is not shaming its discipline. Remind yourself “This may be hard, and I may not want to do this, but I want to reach my goals and If this is what It takes I will make it happen.
Always do just one more page of you’re tired. One at a time and oh you did it! Maybe just one more? One more? Eh, one more just to finish the train of thought, Oh just- I’m done? Nice!
If you really can’t focus just move on and come back to this subject, you can always ask for help.
Supplementary Things
There are so many apps you can use to study, for free! My favorites are Tide, Quizlet, Focus Keeper, Forest, Flora, Egenda, SpanishDict, Photomath, and Kahn Academy.
You can also join a study group! You may know one, but if you don’t, there are a lot of online ones! I’m in a study Discord and have been for a while! it helps a lot and motivates me to finish my work!
You can make a studyblr, but don’t do it just for the aesthetics! It’s about studying, and sometimes that gets messy! Sometimes we fail a test, we spill our tea on our notes, we cry because we don’t understand the formula. That’s the part you don’t see!
Having cute stationery can really help, as well as nice organizers and decorations for your space! I don’t have much money so I get a lot of stuff on Amazon or FB Marketplace.
Health
Remember that no matter what you are good enough. It’s okay if you fail, it’s okay if you struggle.
It’s also okay if your path doesn’t go the way you expected! Maybe you go to a different school than expected! Or choose a trade instead! Maybe you take a gap year! Maybe your passion changes! Maybe it changes six times!
Your health is always more important than your school. If you are in pain, mentally or physically, if you are anxious, exhausted, burnt out, talk to your teachers about it! You matter more than a grade.
Your best is good enough! And your best doesn’t look the same as someone else’s best! Don’t compare!
Now go get out there and study!
I’ve been receiving tonnes of questions on Note - Taking recently, so I’d thought I make a post. Plus, I had fun making these graphics.
There are three different methods that I prefer when it comes to note taking:
Notes written During the Lecture
I highly recommend taking notes during the lecture.
I also use abbreviations for quicker and more efficient note taking. Some examples of abbreviation that I use are:
w/ - With
w/o - Without
e.g. - For example
Notes written After the Lecture
As for notes written after the lecture, I tend to seek the help of Google Spreadsheets or Microsoft Excel. This way I am able to organise information learnt. I do this by dividing the information provided into two columns, one for keywords or questions and the other for definitions and answers.
*Note: This method was adapted from the note taking method I’ve used during college.
Rewritten Notes
I also rewrite my notes. My rewritten notes are arranged based on the order they appear in the syllabus unless there are pieces of information that are related to more than one topic.
I use a black pen or pencil for my written notes, as well as coloured pens and highlighters to highlight the key words and terminologies for emphasise.
Before writing them down, I tend to visualise the layout - alternating between words and pictures/diagram. This definitely helps me with remembering for exams. All I have to do is imagine that I’m looking at that page and I can remember where everything is.
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Please click on the images for a much clearer view.
Well, that’s all from me! I hope that you found this information helpful. And, don’t hesitate to ask me questions if you’re confused about this method of note-taking, or any other problems you might have. For more information of how to survive university, follow this page. And, for more medical school chronicles, follow me on IG. Follow my studygram for more content.
8 things I learnt after 88 days in medical school
So it’s been about 3 months into medical school, and I just thought I’d share some smol thoughts!!
Learning to learn: this is so important. In my school, our curriculum is structured in a way such that we have a test almost every day. In the beginnjng, I stressed over getting good grades for each test, but looking at the big picture, each test is just a small percentage. Discovering your studying style and picking resources that work for you is so important in the long run!!
Take breaks: know yourself, what helps you relax, and set aside some time every or every 2 days to indulge in that. For me, it’s either exercising, watching tv shows, listening to music or just lazing on my bed. Spending time with yourself is key to preventing burnouts, which is all too easy to fall into when you’re in university. You’ll likely be more productive too after taking a break, and less likely to procrastinate!
Be flexible: not everything is going to work out like it should. We have to be flexible and adapt accordingly. Be it studying methods, schedules, plans with friends/family, etc. It took some time for me to deal with this as I’m more of a planner, and hate it when my plans are ruined!! But I’ve learnt to be okay with imperfection!
It’s ok to not know everything. This is so important. In any discipline you’re in, not just in medicinal school, learning is a life long journey. It’s impossible to know every small detail about everything- and IT’S OK!! Being comfortable with this uncertainty takes practice, but it’ll help your wellbeing in the long run.
On that note, it’s OK TO FAIL! So so important too. We all want to be high achievers and pass every subject with flying colours, and when we fail, we hit rock bottom. Being ok with failure + having a growth mindset means bouncing back stronger than before. RESILIENCE!! So important! Endurance shows how long you can last, but resilience shows how quick you can pick yourself up after a fall.
Learn from others. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. Next time, we will be forced to work in teams. Picking on others’ faults and shortcomings is not going to help. Instead, I’ve learnt to look at things and people optimistically, adapt to their styles and be open to ideas. You can always learn something from each and every one!
Focus on improving yourself and people around you. There’s no point comparing to students from other schools or programmes. Everywhere you go, there will be flaws in the curriculum, education system etc. That’s something we can’t really change, at least for now. What we can do is to improve ourselves, our skills and our knowledge. Complaining and comparing to others will not make us better than them!
Lastly, it’s tough, but it will be worth it. One fail grade does not make you a bad doctor. What matters is the learning, and having the heart to serve people.
Hopefully this helps those who are reading this post, regardless of university/course, to consolidate thoughts, realign perspectives and remind yourself why you started this journey in the first place!
My inbox is always open to chat :)
ANATOMY STUDY GUIDE 101
So studying anatomy is nothing like any other topic, especially when you study it at uni level, where they expect you to know every single small component of the body! So this guide is going to be concerning the musculoskeletal system and the nerves (PNS) and arteries in the body.
I have mentioned some of these tips before but I will put them in here aswell and so this can work as sort of masterpost. This is like a more “overall” type of masterpost. So if you want to have topic specific posts for example for nerves and arteries then let me know.
1. Find a study partner. First and foremost anatomy is so much easier when you are two dealing with it. Me and my study partner used to do anatomy spots together and by doing it two people together you can discuss what it could possibly be. You get to hear their train of thoughts which sometimes can be better than yours. Also you will have someone to quiz you and correct you when you say something wrong.
2. Accept that it takes time. First step to learning anatomy is dedicating a lot of time. It is not easy, you are cramming so much information into your mind and for it to stay there you will have to go over the same topic again and again and again. And I know it is really frustrating and you are going to spent maybe 10 hours trying to figure out the muscles of the leg and then next week when you review it again it will feel like a whole new topic, but this is all a part of the proces, just keep revising again and again and again.
3. The Atlas is your best friend. Invest in a good atlas, they are a little expensive but they work wonders because first of all they give you an image of what you study. And usually the text book images are not enough. In an atlas you will have “isolated” images but you will also have images where relations are shown. HOWEVER if you dont want to buy an actual atlas then maybe buy Complete anatomy which is a computer program that I also reffered to in my “5 sites every med student should know about” post. Here you can play around with the structures, view it from different angles and add on to it with other nearby structures or remove structures.
4. Say it out loud. Pretty self explanatory.
5. Create an overview. Rather than focusing on the details try to focus on creating an overview. Anatomy is already so difficult so dont complicate things for yourself. And if you know the basics then learning the details will be so much easier.
6. Use a whiteboard. Speaking of creating an overview, try using a white board for this. It is such a good way for creating an overview. I think because deleting and writing is so easy it kinda makes it less stressful than writing in a note book where ofcourse you worry about the aesthetic. Also try to do this with your study partner. You can plan on studying a topic together so lets say for example the muscles of the leg, you both at home study it, try to memorize it, look at it in an atlas and then you two meet. Now when you meet you get infront of a white board and start talking and writing about what you guys think is important and when you guys cant go any further then grab your notes and then add more on to the board.
7. MAKE IT VISUAL!. This is the most important step! Use bones, pay attention in your dissection classes, if you have the upportunity to touch, feel and look at structures then DO IT! This is the best way to learn. Spot as often as you can.
8. Make up rules. you can find a lot of them online, or just make some up yourself, me and my study partner did, for example the muscles M. erector spinae: I (m. iliocostalis) Like (m. longissimus) Standing (m. spinalis). If you turn it into a “game” then remembering it will be much easier.
And most importantly dont stress your mind that much. Allow yourself to take breaks, because over feeding your mind with knowledge in a short period of time can also be very damaging since you will waste time and not remember most of what you studied.
Good luck, stay motivated and stay dedicated
Love
Dunia
Here are some Anatomy tips for all of you working in/towards hands-on healthcare. I hope they’re useful x
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