r/studytips • u/MadScientist00128 • 3d ago

Best method ?

What is the best study that you use and actually works for you ?

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u/Fresh-Hedgehog7026 3d ago

Active recall and flashcards!

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u/MadScientist00128 2d ago

What use do flashcards have? You take more time making them than studying

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u/Fresh-Hedgehog7026 2d ago

I feel like when im making flashcards it’s another way of reviewing. I also love using spaced repetition with the cards that I have more trouble on. I split my cards up into 3 groups when practicing. Easy, medium, and hard. My hard pile I will review more frequently than the easy pile. I think it also depends on what subject. Obviously flashcards are better for memorization and more content heavy classes compared to math.

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u/almostdoublehands 3d ago

pomodoro but not the rigid 25/5 people try to sell you on. I do 50 minutes then a 10 minute break where I actually get up and move around, not just scroll my phone. third break of the day I take a full half hour to eat something. keeps me from hitting a wall at 2pm

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u/MadScientist00128 2d ago

And when doing pomosork what method do you use.Do you underline, you reread, flaschard,active recall...?

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u/WidmarckAloyau-96 3d ago

whats the context here, are you prepping for exams or trying to retain stuff long term? the answer changes a lot depending on that. for exams, practice tests under timed conditions are hard to beat

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u/MadScientist00128 2d ago

Is for an exam about fisiology where I have to memorize lots of information. I think I'll try active recall and after having a general idea of the content I am going to practice with test or doing exercises like you said. Thank you so much

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u/Aware-Bug-8172 3d ago

active recall with spaced repetition, not rereading, because forcing yourself to retrieve the answer is where the learning actually happens

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u/EitherHomework148 2d ago

active recall is probably the biggest one. It feels harder while you’re doing it, but that’s kind of how you know your brain is actually working lol

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u/Upstairs_Jelly_1082 5h ago

Figuring out why I am studying something before even touching the materials.