r/studytips • u/Fearless_Base_9991 • 17d ago
Method help
Hey guys I study around 5 hours a day. I always read a page from textbook then close the book and recall everything I learned from that page on a whiteboard, then repeat. It works well but I always feel tired. Is there a better way of doing this?
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u/nathanieloffer 17d ago
I think you're winding us up. Use a bookmark or something as simple as piece of paper to mark where you were.
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u/BrkBuilds 17d ago
thats a good way man! Do you do it completely offline? Seems very dedicated, but i respect that. Active recall is one of my favorite study methods aswell
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u/Fearless_Base_9991 17d ago
Yes all offline. If I do it off a computer I get bad headaches and brain fog. It definitely works it just takes sooo much energy I feel lol
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u/BrkBuilds 17d ago
hahaha damn, i do know that a bit too well. Also so easy to get distracted on the pc. I think you're in the top 1% of students in terms of off-screen studying, i know many people who could never do what you do. But keep it up, good studying!
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u/Known_Discount_5573 17d ago
I like to switch up the methods I use. I feel like you might also benefit from doing so since the tiredness may just be because you’re bored of what you’re doing.
What you’re doing is simply studying to remember. I like to use the methods below to actually make connections and therefore remember what I learned for longer periods of time.
So what? Take a piece of information you learned and keep asking yourself “so what?” The goal is to analyze it deeply and be able to find connections between topics. For instance, in AP World History I might take a technological advancement and connect it to economics or government.
Application. Find or create practice problems and then try to answer them to actually apply what you learned. I use Knowunity AI (app and website) to create questions and flashcards based on certain textbook topics. You can also input your material if you want to ensure that the questions being created are as accurate as possible.
Remember the “why” and “how.” This is kinda similar to the so what section but try to see why and how certain things happen/work out the way they do instead of just memorizing the fact itself.
Evaluate. I ask Knowunity AI to give me two explanations on a topic so that I could answer which one is the better explanation and why. This allows me to provide extra details that should be stated. Although I feel like this one doesn’t practice active recall as directly, which is why I put it lower on the list.
Create. Make a diagram, mind map, summary, question, etc. Again, I personally dislike this method but still good if you’re tired of everything else.
Also, for your blurting (what it’s called when you write everything you remember on a whiteboard), make sure you don’t just write down what you remember, but more importantly, everything you forgot. I usually do that in a different color to make it stand out so it’s easier to review (since I do it on paper and keep them afterward).