10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less)

You may have heard of the Learning Pyramid before:

If you devote too much brainpower to processing syntax - that is, if you’re trying to record everything in the lecture word-for-word - then there’s no brainpower left over for processing meaning. You don’t make any of those connections. At this point, you have basically become an unpaid court stenographer.

“How often you read something is immaterial; how you read it is crucial.” - Virginia Voeks

Think of your textbook like an art museum.

“Flow-based notetaking is a creative process, not a recording process. Instead of just writing down what the professor argues, you’re also going to come up with your own ideas, examples, and connections.” - Scott Young

holistic learning. This technique emphasizes learning in a style that mirrors your brain - creating interconnected webs of information (or “constructs”), visualizing things, and avoiding rote memorization.

The Outline Method

my mind, I had elevated my importance in the class beyond that of an isolated student, and as a result I placed added importance on the quality of my notes.

take lots of notes.

Being an active participant is almost always better than being a passive observer.