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Study Skills (Essays (Pre-writing Phase (Brain Dump (Use Pomodoro to write…

- - - - Use Pomodoro to write any questions and already known items
  - - - Does each argument support the thesis?
      - Does the paper have a good narrative flow?
      - Is each argument properly fleshed out and backed up with research and external sources
      - What can be removed or written in a clearer, simpler way?
    - - Spelling and grammar mistakes
      - Poorly structured sentences
      - Formatting errors
      - Sentences that just don't sound right
- - - - Slower Note Taking
        
        Better Comprehension
        
        Less Notes
        
        Notes in own words
        
        Devote more memory to meaning
      - Requires Less Self-Control
    - - Faster Note Taking
        
        Word for Word
        
        Devote more memory to syntax
        
        Less Comprehension
        
        More Notes
  - - - Obtain a syllabus
      - Analyze study guides & review material
      - Recognize patterns in test and early material
      - Listen to cues from instructor
      - Gauge the material
    - - Big Ideas:
        
        Summaries
        
        Overviews
        
        Conclusions
      - Bullet Lists
      - Terms & Definitions
      - Examples
  - - - A hierarchical bullet list stating main points, sub points, and examples
      - Well organized, but rigid
      - Important information can get lost in monotony
      - Use formatting tricks to make important details stand out
    - - Divide guide into 3 sections:
        
        Cues
        
        Notes
        
        Summary
        
        Notes (Record): Use Outline Method
        
        Record the lecture here
        
        Concise sentences
        
        Shorthand symbols
        
        Abbreviations
        
        Lists
        
        Cues (Reduce):
        
        Main Ideas
        
        Questions that connect points
        
        Diagrams
        
        Prompts to help study
        
        Summary (Reflect & Review):
        
        Top Level Ideas
        
        For Quick Reference
    - - Diagrams that visually represent the relationships between individual concepts and facts.
      - This program!
- - - - Most is lost immediately
      - Some moves into short-term memory
      - Processes any sensory data
    - - Can handle about 4 bits (7 items) of information
      - Handled by the Prefrontal Cortex
      - Best at handling chunks
      - Moves through the Hippo-campus which use neurotransmitter to read meta data
    - - Builds new synapses
      - Restructures the brain permanently
  - - - Have 5 boxes that represent a study time interval
        
        Everyday
        
        Every 3 days
        
        Once per week
        
        Once bi-weekly
        
        Review before event
      - Note Cards start in box one and move on if answered correctly
      - Cards move back to box 1 if answered incorrectly at any point
- - - - Trello
    - - Google Calendar
    - - Evernote
- - - - Brain blocks out competing stimuli
      - Leads to Directed Attention Fatigue
      - Strength of Inhibitory Mechanisms:
        
        Environment
        
        Tendency to seek novelty
        
        Interest in the task
        
        Brains current state
        
        Current task fatigue
  - - - Results in a cognitive switching penalty
      - Creates Attention Residue
        
        Attention does not follow the current task
        
        Can't establish a flow
    - - When environment is oriented towards a task, the work is easier to approach and focus on
      - Remove unneeded objects from sight
      - Close tabs or even close computer if they are not needed.
      - Mitigate future distractions
    - - Resist tendencies towards novelty
      - Build focus through Pomodoro techniques
      - Keep the brain healthy:
        
        Sleep 7+ hours
        
        Eat healthy
        
        Exercise every day
- - - - Improve the reward(s)
      - Improve the experience and environment
      - Add rewards for subtasks
        
        Gamification: taking elements from games and applying them to work
        
        Habitica
    - - Low Density Fun: Facebook, Memes, Youtube
      - High Density Fun: Movie, Gaming Session, Evening out
      - Get rid of Low, anticipate High
    - - Order session tasks by difficulty/size
        
        As motivation decreases, harder tasks become harder to do
      - Start the tasks from biggest to smallest
        
        Little easy tasks can require little to no motivation
    - - Use a Pomodoro timer for ONE task.
      - Write down distractions or impulses down as they come