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Have you ever wondered why 'other people' can study so effeciently? Well, it is highly probable that they might have a study trick or two up their sleeves. But not all is hopeless for you, because we're going to teach you some too! If you have problems studying, this website will teach you different study methods to help you out!
To navigate this site, click on the buttons above (which leads you to the different methods). You may also scroll down to find our new videos and more! Here, you'll learn many different study methods to help you out. Enjoy, and happy studying!

Here, we will teach you 3 different study methods - the Pomodoro method, Memorizing techniques, and the Feynman method. You can also find out more about these study methods on your own, or click on the button below to discover other useful study methods!
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The pomodoro method

The Pomodoro Method is a popular time-management method invented by Italian Francesco Cirillo. He wrote, "I discovered that you could learn how to improve your effectiveness and be better able to estimate how long a task will take to complete by recording how you utilizes your time." The technique is popular, perhaps because it's portable and easy to learn. Using this method, you break your workday into 25-minute chunks separated by five-minute breaks. These intervals are referred to as pomodoros. After about four pomodoros, you take a longer break of about 15 to 20 minutes. These are the steps to this technique:

1. Get a to-do list and a timer.

2. Set your timer for 25 minutes, and focus on a single task until the timer rings.

3. When your session ends, mark off one pomodoro and record what you completed.

4. After each Pomodoro, enjoy a five-minute break.

5. After four pomodoros, take a longer, more restorative 15-30 minute break.

Repeat the process until you finish your work.

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Click on the llama to visit the Pomodoro Timer website!

You may also watch the video in the videos section.

Memorizing techniques

In addition to visual and spatial memory techniques, there are many other tricks that you can use to help your brain remember information. Here are some simple tips to try.

Try to understand the information first. Information that is organized and makes sense to you is easier to memorize. If you find that you don't understand the material, spend some time on understanding it before trying to memorize it.

Link it.

Connect the information you are trying to memorize to something that you already know. Material in isolation is more difficult to remember than material that is connected to other concepts. If you cannot think of a way to connect the information to something you already know, make up a crazy connection. For example, say you are trying to memorize the fact that water at sea level boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, and 212 happens to be the first three digits of your best friend's phone number. Link these two by imagining throwing your phone into a boiling ocean. It's a crazy link, but it can help that fact to stick.

Use distributed practice.

For a concept to move from your temporary working memory to your long-term memory, two things need to happen: the concept should be memorable and it should be repeated. Use repetition to firmly lodge information in your memory. Repetition techniques can involve things like flash cards, using the simple tips in this section, and self-testing. Space out your studying and repetition over several days, and start to increase the time in between each study session. Spacing it out and gradually extending the times in between can help us become more certain of mastery and lock the concepts into place.

Self-test.

Quiz yourself every so often by actively recalling the information you are trying to study. Make sure to actively quiz yourself—do not simply reread notes or a textbook. Often, students think they remember material just because it is familiar to them when they reread it. Instead, ask yourself questions and force yourself to remember it without looking at the answer or material. This will enable you to identify areas that you are struggling with; you can then go back to one of the memory tricks to help yourself memorize it. Also, avoid quizzing yourself immediately after trying to memorize something. Wait a few hours, or even a day or two, to see if it has really stuck in your memory.

Write it out.

Writing appears to help us more deeply encode information that were trying to learn because there is a direct connection between our hand and our brain. Try writing your notes by hand during a lecture or rewriting and reorganizing notes or information by hand after a lecture. While you are writing out a concept you want to remember, try to say the information out loud and visualize the concept as well.

Practice interleaving.

Interleaving is the idea of mixing or alternating skills or concepts that you want to memorize. For example, spend some time memorizing vocabulary words for your science class and then immediately switch to studying historical dates and names for your history class. Follow that up with practicing a few math problems, and then jump back to the science definitions. This method may seem confusing at first, but yields better results in the end than simply spending long periods of time on the same concept.

We hope these techniques help you! To find out more, visit the link in credits or watch the video in the videos section!

The Feynman method

The Feynman method is a study method developed by nobel prize winner Richard Feynman. Feynman developed his own personal method for deeply learning and internalizing topics. Now known as the Feynman technique, it's a simple process, containing 5 easy and repeatable steps:

1. Study
The first step is easy. In fact, anyone who's reading an article about learning processes is probably already doing it. All you have to do is choose a topic and start studying. Naturally, this makes perfect sense for educational based study, but it can also work equally well for other skills such as sports. Simply write down all of the things you know about the skill on the piece of paper. Try and break it down into its core components and seek to understand it as a whole.

2. Teach
Once you've completely covered the topic, it's time for step 2. Youre going to teach it to someone else. If you'd rather avoid actually teaching someone, you can just teach it to an imaginary audience. But the Feynman technique works much better if you use a real person. They'll be able to give feedback and let you know when something isn't clear. Ideally, the person you're teaching will ask questions and probe you, trying to find holes in your knowledge base. This might feel a little uncomfortable, but it's exactly what you need in order to proceed to step 3.

3. Fill the Gaps
As mentioned, step 2 will uncover some gaps in your knowledge . Step 3 involves going back to studying, but with an intense focus on these gaps. The aim of step 3 is to remove these weaknesses and turn them into areas of strength. Now, you can go back and study exactly what you need to know. Recover the rules and search for information regarding the effectiveness of the strategy.

4. Simplify
Ideally, you've already greatly improved your understanding of the target skill. However, you're not done. Now you need to simplify the content. This step is extremely effective at building your cohesive understanding of a subject. To be able to cut away clutter and explain something so clearly that even young children with limited vocabulary can understand, is extremely difficult. Attempting to do this, forces you to not only deeply master the information/skill but to also grasp how all of the different elements join together.

5. You're done!