Five Quick Tips For Better Notes

Preview the reading. Spend 1-2 minutes and skim through the material. Look at headings to see what the major concepts will be. Use these to help check your understanding by turning the heading into a question.

Jot down facts that are new to you. (terms, dates, names, etc.). By making a short note of these you are actually building yourself a custom study tool to work on memorization for the exam. If you don’t make note of them, how will you ever know what you need to memorize?

Look for cues in the text. Words like “3 steps to…”, bold words, or italicized words can indicate important information.

Make note of questions you have about concepts. Just make a note, flag it as a question, and keep moving. This keeps you from getting stuck on one thing for too long, but you also won’t forget it was fuzzy. You’ll be able to come back later and decide if it does make sense after reviewing more of the resource or if you need to dig back into the area.

Build your notes in question/answer form. Use the objectives and/or headings to give you some starting questions and work to answer them in your own words. These also convert really well on quizlet.com for easy review.

Try It Yourself: 30-Minute Challenge

Grab your textbook, notebook, and a pen.

Do a quick 2-minute preview to get an idea of what is covered in the upcoming chapter.

Using the other tips above, take notes on the chapter.

Review your notes. Are they short? Will they help you to study for the exam a couple of weeks down the road?

too bright to be dark

i feel like im too bright but deep down i want to be absolute dark and hide somewhere where nobody is able to find me. trust me.

"dont get too close, its dark inside

its where my demons hide

its where my demons hide" ~ Imagine Dragons

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imavika

1 year ago

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okay so guys ive been posting about sad stuff lately or like whenever i come to tumblr its mostly because i wanna talk about my feelings and again im here to talk about my feelings but its not sadness today.

i feel actually thankful (wont use the word grateful cause its a concept now because everyone's like be thankful this or that blah blah) because i have this good moment and its sunday and the same sunday when i was feeling very very off in the morning but exactly opp in the evening (rn) and mom's happy, im happy, friends are happy, i have a new set of friends and they are sweet. that particular girl in my new set of friends is so sweet and i love it when she talks about something that she feels deeply. she is simple and so nice. thank you so much god and the universe for all the positivity and love for today. ill forever be thankful to you for everything and this day!

i love you so much and thank you so so much. truly <3

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imavika

1 year ago

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Blair Waldorf

2. Spencer Hastings

3. Elle Woods

4. Rory Gilmore (when she was smart)

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imavika

1 year ago

Do any of u have decent recipes that are like 5 ingredients (not including spices) and take 45 mins or less to prepare i gotta stop eating sandwiches for dinner

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imavika

1 year ago

"It's almost tomorrow."

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imavika

1 year ago

sex position called hold me while i cry

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imavika

1 year ago

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imavika

1 year ago

today mummy said "dont be afraid of anything" and fuck anything and anything at all. i aint going back now.

also today mummy attended an award show and she came back with an award (ofc) and a something idk word for it but we put it from one side of the shoulder and let it fall to the other side below our hands something and as soon as she came back she asked me to close my eyes and she was making me wear that and handed me her award. i am in love with her. whatever she has been through i am gonna change her future for sure. she deserves happiness. love of my life is my mom.

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