A 12-Step Exam Prep Checklist (Ep. 204)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

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4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Feeling ready for finals? We talk through the 12-step exam preparation checklist found in Barbara Oakley's "A Mind for Numbers." Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: A Mind of Numbers, by Barbara Oakley Richard Felder Learning How to Learn on Coursera Ghostwritten, by David Mitchell Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell The Science Behind Reading Speed Do Speed Reading Apps & Techniques Really Work? 5 Ways to Read Faster That ACTUALLY Work Reading Faster: The Science Behind What Works… and What Doesn’t (Ep. 93) Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson 12 Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David Graeber Soonish, by Zach Weinersmith and Kelly Weinersmith How to Find a Mentor (Ep. 203) Dale R. Corson “How Long Should it Take to Get Good at My Job?” (Ep. 86) Learned Helplessness (Ep. 99) How to Memorize Any Number EASILY with the Major System The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202) Deep Work: How to Focus and Resist Distractions (Ep. 100) Koofers Backblaze Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:03:03 - Checklist overview and interleaving your studies 0:09:51 - Tackling reading assignments 0:17:05 - Working on problems with classmates 0:24:56 - Participating in group discussions 0:29:05 - Sponsor: Backblaze 0:32:26 - Asking teachers for help 0:36:30 - Making sure you understand the problem solutions 0:45:05 - Asking for clarification when you're confused 0:50:19 - Going through a study guide 0:53:27 - Not spending enough time on the actual math 0:54:38 - Quizzing classmates about the study guide 0:56:26 - Going to review sessions 0:57:31 - Getting enough sleep before a test 1:03:33 - Additional suggestions 1:05:48 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:36.7	pokey podcast the show where two guys pretend they know what they're talking
0:40.5	about. Yeah. Though isn't that all podcasts? Yeah, I think it I like to think it's humanity. Yes, it is like to just pretend we know what we're doing but really no one knows what they're doing. Yeah. Yeah. I'm kind of just stumbling my way through this life, but I try to do it with a little bit of style.
0:54.5	Yeah, you do it with style.
0:55.5	Little bit of panasha that's stumbling.
0:57.1	Falling with style, what is that?
0:59.1	There's something.
1:00.1	Isn't that from Toy Story?
1:01.9	Yeah, I think it's from Toy Story. You're not flying or falling with style.
1:05.0	Man, toy story is like the most nostalgic.
1:09.0	Seriously, I actually, okay, it's, well, it's nostalgic for that time of my life, but we went to a restaurant the other night and I got it in my head that I wanted to play.
1:19.3	Well, okay, I should give the context here. We went to a restaurant and they were having this night where you could dial into a phone number
1:26.1	and request music videos to be played on the big screen.
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