An agate stone that looks like a window to the ocean.
Schloss Schönbrunn, 2018
Oil and acrylic on linen, acrylic on pine
40.5 x 34.5 in. (102.8 x 87.6 cm)
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🌼🌻study smarter🌻🌼
(here are some study tips straight from my psych notes)
1. interest: the brain prioritizes by meaning, value, and relevance so u remember things better if ur interested
- find a study partner
- do extra practice or research
- teach it to someone else (this works so well!)
2. intent: be actively paying attention. very little learning actually takes place without attention
- use a concentration check sheet (every time u get distracted, put a check on ur sheet. this is supposed to program ur mind to pay attention)
- while u read, talk back to the author
- ask questions during lectures (this is scary ik!! but do it!)
3. basic background: make connections to what u already know
- preview and skim the material before u read it. or google it!
- write out a list of vocab words before a lecture and leave some spaces between them to fill in during the lecture
- read ahead of lectures
- watch crashcourse tbh
4. selectivity: start by studying whats important
- look for bolded words, graphics, pictures, chapter review questions in ur readings
- listen for verbal clues like emphasis and repetition during lectures
- make urself a study guide as u read and write down questions for urself to answer later as review (kinda like cornell notes)
5. meaningful organization: u can learn/rmr better if u group ideas into diff categories
- apply vocab words to ur life
- make flashcards and sort them (try not to have more than seven items in one category!)
- use mnemonics
6. recitation: saying ideas aloud in ur own words strengthens synaptic connections! when u say something aloud u r forcing urself to pay attention
- after u read, ask urself questions
- talk abt what u learned w/ classmates outside of class
- again, teach someone else
7. visualization: ur brain’s quickest and longest-lasting response is to images
- convert info into a chart or graph
- draw it out
- make a mental video of a process
- look at picture/video examples
8. association: memory is increased when facts are consciously associated w something u already know. memory = making neural connections
- ask urself: is this something i already know?
9. consolidation: give ur brain some time to establish a neural pathway
- make a list of what u remember from class
- review notes at the end of the day, every day
- stop after reading each prg to write a question in ur notes
- make ur own practice quiz
10. distributed practice: we all know cramming doesnt work but we do it anyway! but yeah short and frequent study sections work better
- make a daily/weekly study schedule
- create a time budget/time tracker (track everything ur doing for a week and see how u can be more efficient w/ the time u waste)
- divide the reading/vocab by the number of days before an exam and do a little bit each day (u can use sticky notes to divide ur reading)
other tips:
- stop stressing! this sounds stupid and it isnt going to be easy, but anxiety causes u to lose focus. try ur best to think positively. sleep a lot. minimize ur caffeine intake. take a walk maybe
- when u need to remember something, look upward or close ur eyes (when ur eyes are open ur using visual parts of ur brain that u might not need to be using)
- find a rival! (like the person right above u in class rank) secretly compete w/ them (envy can improve mental persistence bc it makes u focus more intensely) but dont overdo it!
- walking and sleeping build memory storage in ur brain
- eat flavonoids! (grapes, berries, tea leaves, cocoa beans make neurons in the brain more capable of forming new memories + increase blood flow to the brain)
- obstacles force ur brain to try harder, so space learning lessons apart or create a puzzle to solve or change ur physical setting
distortion (n.)
-the act of twisting out of shape or making inaccurate
The virus causes distortion of the leaves.
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