Comments on: Monday Master Class: Part 2 in 60 Seconds or Less http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/ Demystifying Sustainable Success Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Monday Master Class: The 5 Most Useful Study Hacks Articles That You Never Read http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-8162 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Monday Master Class: The 5 Most Useful Study Hacks Articles That You Never Read Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:21:49 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-8162 [...] Part 2 in 60 Seconds or Less Fans of Straight-A know that Part 2 covers quizzes and tests. Much of the advice from this section has made it onto this blog (quiz and recall, question/evidence/conclusion, mega problem sets…) The information, however, can be overwhelming. In response to this concern, I wrote this article, which breaks out the main ideas motivating those crucial chapters. [...] […] Part 2 in 60 Seconds or Less Fans of Straight-A know that Part 2 covers quizzes and tests. Much of the advice from this section has made it onto this blog (quiz and recall, question/evidence/conclusion, mega problem sets…) The information, however, can be overwhelming. In response to this concern, I wrote this article, which breaks out the main ideas motivating those crucial chapters. […]

]]> By: Carl http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-6615 Carl Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:50:02 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-6615 What subjects can Q/E/C note taking be used for. I'll be taking Religious Studies, Geography, Economics and Biology next year, which of these would you recommend/not recommend using this technique with? What subjects can Q/E/C note taking be used for. I’ll be taking Religious Studies, Geography, Economics and Biology next year, which of these would you recommend/not recommend using this technique with?

]]> By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-6065 Study Hacks Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:22:06 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-6065 <blockquote>Regarding the advice that one shouldn’t record raw information, would it be okay to record raw information in class, but then go back and make new notes, this time with the processed information?</blockquote> There's nothing wrong with it, it's just slow. From my experience, it takes a lot of will power to actually go back through and spend a lot of time on each lecture's notes, after the fact. The more processing you do in class -- where you have to be anyway -- the easier studying becomes.

Regarding the advice that one shouldn’t record raw information, would it be okay to record raw information in class, but then go back and make new notes, this time with the processed information?

There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just slow. From my experience, it takes a lot of will power to actually go back through and spend a lot of time on each lecture’s notes, after the fact. The more processing you do in class — where you have to be anyway — the easier studying becomes.

]]> By: Lee http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-6058 Lee Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:22:39 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2007/07/20/monday-master-class-part-2-in-60-seconds-or-less/#comment-6058 Regarding the advice that one shouldn't record raw information, would it be okay to record raw information in class, but then go back and make new notes, this time with the processed information? Regarding the advice that one shouldn’t record raw information, would it be okay to record raw information in class, but then go back and make new notes, this time with the processed information?

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