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Month: February 2020

The majority of productivity gurus despise typing since it doesn’t sharpen your memory as effectively as handwriting does. However, things are not as simple as this, and today, we’ll go deeper than the tip of the iceberg. We will discuss handwritten and typed notes in terms of the neuroscience of learning (as it’s usually done) and contemplate the use of these two note-taking strategies in your everyday study routine. We’ll also measure the costs of the process against the benefits of the result.

Read more > “Handwriting or Typing Your Study Notes: Choose What Suits You Best (+ a Bonus Checklist)”

Why don’t we value things that are next to us? The purpose of this philosophical beginning is not to scare you away but to show how amazing your college textbooks are! The awesomeness is obviously not an excuse for their skyrocketing prices, but you know how to get your textbook cheap, right? These are five popular university textbooks that we have found FABULOUS. Moreover, they cover essential knowledge in the areas we all need to understand better, like art, biology, or movies. 

Read more > “5 College Textbooks You Want to Get Right Now”

The general availability of e-commerce has increased our everyday convenience: we can shop across the states and the whole world, we can easily reach out to local producers, the ordered items are delivered to our doorstep, and we can rely on various postal companies to take care of our private shipments. But as always, we should be aware of the downfalls of this often corruptive convenience and act sustainably.

Read more > “Sustainable Packaging Solutions for Everyone”

There are a bunch of note-taking and memorization methods out there: a two-column Cornell method, flashcards, or mind maps. These techniques are proven to be beneficial for enhancing one’s level of material memorization and recall. Indeed, it’s better to take notes and work through the textbook’s content instead of just reading!

Read more > “QUESTION: a Revolutionary Method for Learning from Textbooks”