I decided to share my notes taken from this amazing 1 hour Youtube lecture by Marty Lobdell. i really liked him and his tips, i think they are super effective and cover a lot of situations! i highly recommend it!!!!! wow
but here are the tips and examples Marty mentions, so if you don’t have the time to go through the full hour, you can just scroll down. hope this helps somebody!
Break your study time in chunks with breaks
most students lose focus at 25 minutes
it’s a mistake to keep going once you do, since you won’t actually learn anything and you’ll hate every minute of it
so when you start losing focus take a 5 minute break
do something nice like talking to someone or listening to music
it’s something you practice so with time you’ll be able to work for more time without losing focus
in the end of the study session have a big reward you look forward to
Create
a study area
environment highly affects the way you act. Bedrooms are for sleeping, kitchens for eating: you’ll feel sleepy in your bedroom and hungry in the kitchen. So if you have a study area, it’ll be easier to start studying and staying focused.
study in a specific room like an office or school library if you can
if you have to study in your bedroom use a specific object you only use for studying: a lamp/desk. Make it a no-distraction, away from your bed, blank walls area.
The
more active the learning, the better
80% active learning 20% passive
ask yourself: is
it a concept or a fact?
learning a concept: understand/grasp/know it
put it into your own words
really think about the meaning of it
relate it with something you already
know
teach somebody else. Recapitulate
what you’ve learned. Talk out loud even if you don’t have anyone to teach – talk alone. Or at anyone that listens.
learning a fact: memorize it
use mnemonics
Acronyms
(e.g. colours of the rainbow RoyGBiv – red orange yellow green blue indigo
violet)
Coined
sayings – anything popular or sayings you’ve heard since you were a child.
Interacting
images – work even better if they’re weird. Creative associations make you
never forget specific details. (e.g. 1 gram of fat has 9 calories: picture a
fat cat – each cat has 9 lives)
any time 2 things are highly similar
but not the same you will get maximal interference!! USE mnemonics!! (e.g. afferent vs efferent neurons:
SAME – Sensory Afferent Motor Efferent)
Be a part of study
groups
others can help you in ways you never thought before
Recognizing VS remembering
never confuse the two
while reviewing a chapter you may recognize concepts but not actually know them
and when you get to the test you won’t be able to remember any of it
so quiz yourself without looking at it
or stop in a page of your notes/textbook and ask yourself what is the concept immediately after and before it
Get your REM
Sleep
get ~8 hours so you don’t undo your studying
this is how your brain stores permanent
memories
without it you’re ability to remember seriously decreases
most people don’t even begin to take the advice but it’s simple: sleep better. Do better.
There’s
162 hours in a week. There is time.
reflect on what you are doing with your time and what activities you have to prioritize to succed as a student
Taking
notes is vital.
right after the class take 5 minutes to expand everything you’ve jotted down,
give it depth.
NOT hours later. You won’t remember half the things you wrote down.
Ask your questions to class mates and teachers.
teachers want you to succeed and it’s more than ok to ask your question in the teacher’s office or in the next class
How to use a textbook: SQ3R technique
Survey Question Read Recite Review
Survey:
skim through the entire chapter in a couple of minutes.
Raise questions: e.g. what
is osmosis? What is this graphic about? What is a prototype?
it
causes you to look for answers and you’ll find the information better once you actually study it after. If you intend
to find something you learn it better.
Start
studying for tests early.
don’t undo yourself. You should only be reviewing the days before the test. don’t leave it till the last minute!
(don’t just scroll through this!!!! really think about these methods and how you can actually implement them so you can benefit from them!!! these actually work but only if you put them into practice boo good luck!)
Every artist who sees this post should do the following:
– Watch the video.
– Follow the instructions
– Reblog
I can’t stress you enough about how important these exercises are for your drawing hand. You don’t wanna get CTS of Tendonitis and similar stuff that will prevent you from making art or even hold a pencil.
Okay, this guy is my HERO. I just did these exercises as I watched the video, and already my arms and hands feel better. I have a degenerative tendon disease that prevents my muscles, tendons and ligaments from retaining their elasticity, and so anything that maintains the health of my bendy parts is important.
I URGE YOU. Even if you don’t draw, do these several times a day. Even just sitting at a computer can do serious damage. My dad, who was a rugby player, a carpenter, and now a handyman, suffered from severe carpal tunnel syndrome, simply as a result of sitting at the computer at the end of the day to play a little solitaire. Don’t let it happen to you!
((Guys, I will reblog this like, 5 times a day just so you all will see this. This is REALLY helpful, and it’s quick and easy.))
Wow, these are REALLY helpful. And yes, this is not just good but IMPORTANT for more than artists — if you type a lot, play a lot of video games, do anything that requires lots of repetitive movements of your hands, wrists, and arms (gardening, sewing, factory work), these can help. Even if you don’t yet get pain these are a great preventative measure, because the damage builds up over time. Youth is no protection.
And like he says, you should feel a stretch, but don’t push it too far!
Signal boosting. Guys, I just did this and holy cow do I feel incredibly light and limber in my arms. Again, even if you don’t have any sort of disease, do this as a preventative measure.
Leaping blennies are a lot of fun to watch. They flash their red dorsal fins to communicate with fellow blennies. They eat algae growing on wave-swept rocks.
Oh, and THEY LIVE ON LAND AND CAN LEAP THROUGH THE AIR. You read that right—leaping blennies are terrestrial fish. Respect.
Sometimes even the best laid plans just don’t go over well! This was the first trial of Wurm Egg (a weighted easter egg filled with live worms), but unfortunately I added too much weight to the interior of the egg and Bisquick couldn’t roll it around. I went back and made it lighter, and then it was a huge success! I’ll have a video of the functional Wurm Egg up later tonight. All animals benefit from enrichment!
Bisquick is a freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon motoro) and as always I have to remind you that stingrays are not pets for the inexperienced keeper. Their large adult size, sensitivity to diet and water conditions, and venomous nature make them ill suited for the majority of people to own. Please visit stingrays at your local aquarium and leave them to only the most well equipped and experienced keepers.
I can barely open those easter eggs with my fingernails and you’re telling me a dinner plate made of jello is actually capable of popping that egg open?
Animals are too much. I love it.
He actually doesn’t open it! It has two very small holes area here end. He has to manipulate the egg and use suction in order to get the food. These are very cheap Easter eggs though and if he learned to open it it I wouldn’t be surprised!
Hello yes! A Science Birb, here to explain the science!
Birb have VERY LARGE EYE in skull. Very good for seeing! But not space for muscle, birb cannot move eye. For mammal to make steady image, keep focus on single thing, always moving eye! Tiny movements, sometimes not even know. But birb cannot make tiny movements! So, birb must move whole head. And that is why the birb can keep steady the head when the body is amovering!
Thank you for listening to a science
I’m crying
That was the greatest scientific explanation I have ever read
