Comments on: Monday Master Class: Conquer Complicated Material with the Mini-Textbook Method http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/ Decoding Patterns of Success Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:27:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Exam Prep Day 7: How will you study? « Scratches on the Notepad http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-24559 Exam Prep Day 7: How will you study? « Scratches on the Notepad Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:22:37 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-24559 [...] sheet, still make one. All the learning benefits are still there. Another similar option is the mini textbook method. I routinely use a process that is very similar to it. One caveat is this: DO NOT use someone [...]

[...] sheet, still make one. All the learning benefits are still there. Another similar option is the mini textbook method. I routinely use a process that is very similar to it. One caveat is this: DO NOT use someone [...]

]]> By: Deepthi http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-17011 Deepthi Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:38:08 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-17011 Oh I do this ALL the time. But not the reproducing it from scratch bit though. Usually what I do is I combine the notebook method with this. But you're right it might be overkill. :S Oh I do this ALL the time. But not the reproducing it from scratch bit though. Usually what I do is I combine the notebook method with this. But you’re right it might be overkill. :S

]]> By: paurullan http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-15316 paurullan Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:46:39 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-15316 I will try this to master software engineering III, where there is so much content and so sparse that is very hard to make any sensible link! :D I will try this to master software engineering III, where there is so much content and so sparse that is very hard to make any sensible link! :D

]]> By: succinct descriptions http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-13267 succinct descriptions Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:39:58 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-13267 [...] article describing how to use a blog to sell your house. Hobby and his wife have outgrown theirStudy Hacks Blog Archive Monday Master Class: Conquer ...A good rule of thumb is to have at most one succinct chapter per each week of notes. ... Good, [...]

[...] article describing how to use a blog to sell your house. Hobby and his wife have outgrown theirStudy Hacks Blog Archive Monday Master Class: Conquer …A good rule of thumb is to have at most one succinct chapter per each week of notes. … Good, [...]

]]> By: Dylon Chow http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7600 Dylon Chow Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:52:05 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7600 I use a similar strategy when going over my biology notes. We're given the PowerPoint slides the lecturer used, and after lecture I type up the notes using guidance from the textbook, and then I read the notes out loud, as if I'm giving the lecture myself. Questions that I'm confused about immediately pop up, and I ask my professor those questions later. For me, typing notes alone is okay, but I find it easier to come up with questions I have when I try to explain the notes out loud. I use a similar strategy when going over my biology notes. We’re given the PowerPoint slides the lecturer used, and after lecture I type up the notes using guidance from the textbook, and then I read the notes out loud, as if I’m giving the lecture myself. Questions that I’m confused about immediately pop up, and I ask my professor those questions later. For me, typing notes alone is okay, but I find it easier to come up with questions I have when I try to explain the notes out loud.

]]> By: Study Hacks http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7579 Study Hacks Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:09:31 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7579 I might not be the best fit for high volume information. Do a search for "focused question cluster" in the search box to the right; my article on that might provide a better fit. I might not be the best fit for high volume information. Do a search for “focused question cluster” in the search box to the right; my article on that might provide a better fit.

]]> By: hooked1020 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7577 hooked1020 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:53:55 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-7577 I am Occupational Therapy graduate student and currently taking 4 classes. Course work is generally anatomy/body mechanics focused. Each class has large volume of material to be read week. Typically we have an exam every 2 weeks. Is this particular method useful for this type of volume and course work? I am Occupational Therapy graduate student and currently taking 4 classes. Course work is generally anatomy/body mechanics focused. Each class has large volume of material to be read week. Typically we have an exam every 2 weeks. Is this particular method useful for this type of volume and course work?

]]> By: hochan.NET : links for 2008-06-24 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-6071 hochan.NET : links for 2008-06-24 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:32:19 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-6071 [...] Conquer Complicated Material with the Mini-Textbook Method (tags: ? ???) [...]

[...] Conquer Complicated Material with the Mini-Textbook Method (tags: ? ???) [...]

]]> By: Nate http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-6067 Nate Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:55:24 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/06/23/monday-master-class-conquer-complicated-material-with-the-mini-textbook-method/#comment-6067 From experience with a summer cell biology class that I am currently taking, I can say that after trying "Question Clusters," the bulk of the information was not organized in a way that would accommodate the extent of the material in such a short time. However, the act of typing and sorting the information into clusters could very well be a benefit in itself. Maybe I will try this during a semester, but as far as this nearly month long summer class goes, I prefer/plan to understand and explain individual powerpoint slides (similar to the method explained in "How to Take Notes on Powerpoint Slides"). Besides that, I have answered model multiple choice (similar to those on exams) in order to flag areas or topics in which I should allocate more time. From experience with a summer cell biology class that I am currently taking, I can say that after trying “Question Clusters,” the bulk of the information was not organized in a way that would accommodate the extent of the material in such a short time. However, the act of typing and sorting the information into clusters could very well be a benefit in itself.

Maybe I will try this during a semester, but as far as this nearly month long summer class goes, I prefer/plan to understand and explain individual powerpoint slides (similar to the method explained in “How to Take Notes on Powerpoint Slides”). Besides that, I have answered model multiple choice (similar to those on exams) in order to flag areas or topics in which I should allocate more time.

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