Learning how to Learn more efficiently, with Justin Sung
"P.A.C.E.R." method - a helpful video puts into words methods that I tend to use.
“How to Remember Everything You Read: a “genius” reads in 2 stages.” (Youtube)
Read it and Digest it -
P: by practicing Procedural info (the How-To’s need to be physically tried to help the information be retained. No time to practice right now? Read the info later then when you will have time or energy to try it.
A: critique Analogous information for how accurate it seems to you. Is this analogy a good fit, a good example of the topic? Or in what ways is it inaccurate and other analogies/examples might fit better?
C: re-organize Conceptual information (facts, theories) in a mind-map style that works for you. Non-linear network-based mind-mapping — information can be connected in many ways. Memorizing a poem word-for-word will not help with learning a complex concept. Spider-web, or flow charts, Tables, infographics, …what type of note organization works for you?
No time or paper to take notes with right now? Pause and get back to the topic when you do have time or mental energy. Forcing study when you are tired or distracted will likely not be remembered and rereading the material will be needed anyway.
E: Evidence is the data or history dates and detail that students typically think of as the stuff we need to ‘learn’ or ‘memorize’. Store the Evidence in organized ways, Tables, cheatsheets, and Rehearse it—practice with flash-cards can be helpful.
My addition: Examine Evidence for quality, not all data is equivalent due to how it was collected or generated and units matter—it may not be equivalent and needs to be reframed to be in the same unit or recognized as not equivalent
R: Reference information is even more data or detail intensive and memorizing it is not as useful as remembering and noting the reference source to be able to readily access the data whenever you need to refer to it again or review specific points. If learning the nitty-gritty details is needed (to pass the hands-on anatomy exam, then Rehearse the details with practice, practice, practice. Flash-cards and hands-on work with physical models or role-playing may be helpful depending on the type of reference material that needs to be learned. I really enjoyed my Anatomy coloring book homework for helping me to learn the minutia of anatomic detail.
Justin Sung refers to this section as not affecting Conceptual processing, however in our current time of skewed search engines and tampered with online references, be aware that reference databases are at risk of manipulation or deletion.
Why did the USDA nutrient database remove almost all reference to Iodine content in foods? To hide the fact that our food supply and baby foods are extremely low in iodine?
My archives have a few posts about iodine and selenium and my site effectivecare.info has a page, G9. Iodine & Thyroid.
Why was Internet Archives forced to remove a huge portion of its archived books? To hide older information from those who are curious or remember facts as being different than current ‘references’?
*Early in my online reading I tried to read a neuroscience text for college students, and it was extremely wrong about magnesium or didn’t include magnesium… which I’ve noticed about PubMed and ScienceDirect topics. Calming magnesium is a ghost nutrient while overactivating and calcifying calcium is highlighted constantly. Read this free textbook from the University of Adelaide instead: Magnesium in the Central Nervous System | University of Adelaide Press | University of Adelaide.
Disclaimer: We all have innate genius and skill variation. Seek and try new things as it stimulates our dopamine levels in a positive way rather than in a thrill seeking or addictive way. This information is being provided for educational purposes within the guidelines of Fair Use and is not intended to provide individual health care guidance, although iodine and selenium are critical for pineal gland and thyroid health and every other gland in the body.