Comments on: You Know What You Write: The Textbook Method for Ultra-Learning http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/ Decoding Patterns of Success Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lagerbaer http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-63609 Lagerbaer Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:27:19 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-63609 If you do this for a course, share the result with your classmates! I studied Linear Algebra with this method, and my peers where really thankful for my “Linear Algebra mini-notes”.

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[...] You Are What You Write: The Textbook Method for Ultra-Learning [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-40531 Andrew Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:51:40 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-40531 This ‘textbook method’ is what law students like to call ‘outlining’. I can’t speak for every law school but this is how we are generally encouraged to study for out final exams. When I began my MBA classes I continued using the outlining method and found that I was blowing past most of the other students.

]]> By: Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Solutions Beyond the Screen: The Adventure Work Method for Producing Creative Insights http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-39006 Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Solutions Beyond the Screen: The Adventure Work Method for Producing Creative Insights Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:59:01 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-39006

[...] your mind. Looking to get the most out of my new insights, and inspired by my recent commitment to the textbook method,  I trekked over to a nearby CVS and bought a 6 x 9 stenographer’s [...]

]]> By: Emily http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-38653 Emily Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:31:55 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-38653 This is one of the few times I’ve found reference to someone else trying to optimize how they learn. I most optimize learning via charts and diagrams, and this method is analogous to that. My theory is that refinement and testing would actually prove general better models that would improve learning for the population at large… but unsure if that is too ambitious and generalized (perhaps everyone needs to build his/her own model.) Nick Parlante teaches a CS101 class that I found on coursera.org, which seems to exemplify ultra-learning in lecture form — and I have never seen anyone explain a concept so clearly.

]]> By: Brian http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-38622 Brian Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:35:30 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-38622 How is this different than outlining?!

]]> By: James http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-38609 James Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:10:13 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-38609 I am doing this too, although I am doing it on a word processor. I am writing a journal with the idea being that I would want to teach someone else the skills I am learning.
It has helped to solidify the information.
This is a great technique!

]]> By: Nick http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-38598 Nick Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:35:12 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-38598 I came across an interesting book called “The Overnight Student” by a Dr. Michael L. Jones. In the book he describes a technique he calls “Teach Out Loud” and it sounds very similar to the Textbook Method. According to Dr. Jones, it’s completely changed the learning abilities of everyone who have used this method.

Here’s a link to check it out: http://www.scribd.com/doc/77487794/The-Overnight-Student-by-Dr-Michael-L-Jones

]]> By: Jonju http://calnewport.com/blog/2012/08/10/you-know-what-you-write-the-textbook-method-for-ultra-learning/#comment-38575 Jonju Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:52:05 +0000 http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=2293#comment-38575 Here is an interesting study technique I read about a few years ago. Tried it out and it really works!

http://www.garynorth.com/public/1701.cfm

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