This is a problem I had with academia. Usually when I study personal ambitions I simply read then think. This helps me actually understand the subject and how it connects with other ideas kind alike a mind map. Due to the details arranged with university I thought maybe taking notes is more essential. It did help me memorize the subjects and capable of getting good grades but it’s so time wasting that I wouldn’t have time to trap everything for the exam to get that A and never truly learned anything. I don’t even rely on memorization so much just simple deduction. Switching to thinking and searching for a wide range of perspectives on the subject and not even taking any notes and simply staying with the subject at hand really helped me not only to get good grades but actually transform my world.
I've taken three biology courses this semester, I know, mistake number one. They do not give you enough time to actually learn the material either. I've noticed that most of what I've learned in a month has completely gone. I literally broke down yesterday and thought maybe I should quit school. I have the hardest time memorizing material. Thank you for your tips. I will try them. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Dear Dr. Santiago. I have a problem and I need your help. So my problem is that my medical knowledge is low and I want to improve it, I am now in my final year in medicine, So should I take one year after graduation studying Usmle books to improve my medical knowledge? Or you have another suggestion? Thanks and my regards.
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I am quite late to the party but I would be very grateful if you could respond to one point: You made it abundantly clear that note-taking is not an efficient or effective way of studying and self-evaluation or retrieval is the way to go. Imagine a scenario where you sit down and write everything you can remember on a given subject. However, you eventually realize that what you can write down is significantly limited compared to the source material, not just in volume obviously but in the coverage of key points as well. Then do you go through the entire material again? Is not this itself a problem? Would not taking notes for the initial round of studying make sense as it would create the basis to come back to when you realize you are unable to retrieve information. I would assume that going back to the source material in the case of unsatisfactory retrieval takes a lot of time as well.
Just talking about how you can get ace exams.. think as medicos we gonna apply our knowledge directly on patients... Need some sort of way to interrelate everything when we presented infront a person, that would be easy if have everything summarised and we had went through those several times.... I think summary sheats makes perfect option
Having everything summarized in front of us by principle switches the mental effort from ourselves to our notes, this doesn’t maximize learning. If you want to maximize comprehension and mastery over a subject, whether it is for an exam or for real practice, you’re better off using effective study techniques, like testing. Translating notes and reviewing them several times increases the confidence in the subject, not the mastery over it. This is called the fluency illusion and it explains why si many people consider they “know” a subject when in reality they constantly have to check their notes to answer any sort of question in rounds. And just to be clear I’m not saying that notes or summary sheats are useless, as I said in the video notes aren’t inherently bad, and the generation of notes as a self testing procedure is a GREAT study technique. But that’s about it, the translation of notes is next to useless, and the repeated review of them seems to be even more useless.
@@SantiagoAQ valid points. But what's the point you made a video saying the benifits of layered method note taking using one note? The major problem I encountered is I fall in a trap to memories what's the answer for.this questions rather than recalling what's the actual concepts. I prefer having a rough idea,. And a summary in your brain or on your paper then doing some 3rd party question bank and try to add extra things to our summary we previously created.
Love you and your content 💞 thanks I would like to ask a question... I am going to take step1 in September... I am using Amboss as my primary source... I don't want to use uworld actually I can afford it... what would you suggest... Thanks ❣️
Hey MBBS Zara, considering the circumstances I think is totally doable, I recommend marking all the questions you hesistated or got wrong and doing a second pass on those. Besides that, my only other recommendation would be to constantly assess your progress with assessments (many offline NBMEs can be obtained in Facebook, you can use those to track your progress and make a decision on the best time to schedule the test)
taking notes is the biggest waste of time
This is a problem I had with academia. Usually when I study personal ambitions I simply read then think. This helps me actually understand the subject and how it connects with other ideas kind alike a mind map. Due to the details arranged with university I thought maybe taking notes is more essential. It did help me memorize the subjects and capable of getting good grades but it’s so time wasting that I wouldn’t have time to trap everything for the exam to get that A and never truly learned anything. I don’t even rely on memorization so much just simple deduction. Switching to thinking and searching for a wide range of perspectives on the subject and not even taking any notes and simply staying with the subject at hand really helped me not only to get good grades but actually transform my world.
I've taken three biology courses this semester, I know, mistake number one. They do not give you enough time to actually learn the material either. I've noticed that most of what I've learned in a month has completely gone. I literally broke down yesterday and thought maybe I should quit school. I have the hardest time memorizing material. Thank you for your tips. I will try them. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I m sure All Students makes notes first time But not at exam time preparation did you all get it ?at Exam time active recall is better
I need study 48 hours in a day of 24 hours
So it would be okay to do both? Taking notes and afterwards making flashcards/evaluations? Great video Santiago! You're an inspiration ✨️
Dear Dr. Santiago.
I have a problem and I need your help.
So my problem is that my medical knowledge is low and I want to improve it, I am now in my final year in medicine, So should I take one year after graduation studying Usmle books to improve my medical knowledge? Or you have another suggestion?
Thanks and my regards.
Hey team! Use this link if you want to get a free trial for Thomas Frank class on productivity or my class on the science of effective learning skl.sh/santiagoaq06221
so you no longer recommend your 2-axis note system?
Thank you for this video,
Please can you make a video about Free ressources to prepare USMLE step 1 and 2
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I am quite late to the party but I would be very grateful if you could respond to one point: You made it abundantly clear that note-taking is not an efficient or effective way of studying and self-evaluation or retrieval is the way to go. Imagine a scenario where you sit down and write everything you can remember on a given subject. However, you eventually realize that what you can write down is significantly limited compared to the source material, not just in volume obviously but in the coverage of key points as well. Then do you go through the entire material again? Is not this itself a problem? Would not taking notes for the initial round of studying make sense as it would create the basis to come back to when you realize you are unable to retrieve information. I would assume that going back to the source material in the case of unsatisfactory retrieval takes a lot of time as well.
So: Elaborate elaborate, simplify simplify, synthetize synthetize, and abstract abstract (Short Phrases==> *built with* ==> Content - Rich words (flashcards or concept maps also?)) ==> Repeat.
Santiago AQ cuanto me cobra para ayudarme a pasar USMLE Step 1
They always find ways to disqualify you anyway as no one could ever finish the study and those terms are endless.
Yessssss!!!! I totally agree
Just talking about how you can get ace exams.. think as medicos we gonna apply our knowledge directly on patients... Need some sort of way to interrelate everything when we presented infront a person, that would be easy if have everything summarised and we had went through those several times.... I think summary sheats makes perfect option
Having everything summarized in front of us by principle switches the mental effort from ourselves to our notes, this doesn’t maximize learning. If you want to maximize comprehension and mastery over a subject, whether it is for an exam or for real practice, you’re better off using effective study techniques, like testing. Translating notes and reviewing them several times increases the confidence in the subject, not the mastery over it. This is called the fluency illusion and it explains why si many people consider they “know” a subject when in reality they constantly have to check their notes to answer any sort of question in rounds. And just to be clear I’m not saying that notes or summary sheats are useless, as I said in the video notes aren’t inherently bad, and the generation of notes as a self testing procedure is a GREAT study technique. But that’s about it, the translation of notes is next to useless, and the repeated review of them seems to be even more useless.
@@SantiagoAQ valid points. But what's the point you made a video saying the benifits of layered method note taking using one note? The major problem I encountered is I fall in a trap to memories what's the answer for.this questions rather than recalling what's the actual concepts. I prefer having a rough idea,. And a summary in your brain or on your paper then doing some 3rd party question bank and try to add extra things to our summary we previously created.
I strongly believe this
Yo bumped into a door tho 😂
Next level stuff
Love you and your content 💞
thanks
I would like to ask a question...
I am going to take step1 in September...
I am using Amboss as my primary source... I don't want to use uworld actually I can afford it... what would you suggest... Thanks ❣️
Hey MBBS Zara, considering the circumstances I think is totally doable, I recommend marking all the questions you hesistated or got wrong and doing a second pass on those. Besides that, my only other recommendation would be to constantly assess your progress with assessments (many offline NBMEs can be obtained in Facebook, you can use those to track your progress and make a decision on the best time to schedule the test)
@@SantiagoAQ Thank you so much 💕
You have always been a blessing to me..
Thanks