Against the Curve
Most students study hard. The problem is that the strategies they often rely on are among the least effective ways to build lasting knowledge. I learned this the hard way: an MCAT score that put me squarely in the middle of the pack among admitted medical students, followed by a complete overhaul that carried me to the top 3% on every board exam since. This series breaks down what the research actually shows about how learning works, one principle at a time. No filler, no fluff, just the evidence, my personal takeaways, and how to apply these principles to improve your learning and performance.
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Mnemonics: Cues for Facts That Have No Logic of Their Own
You can recite the cranial nerves in order and still not know what the seventh one does. A mnemonic gives you a way back to a fact without telling you anything about it. For truly arbitrary lists that can be enough, and the research shows where it stops being enough.