lovelaw27 wrote:
dave785 wrote:
Now for the negative:
By this point, I was forgetting information at the same rate that I was learning new things...
By this point, I was forgetting information at the same rate that I was learning new things...
Great Debrief!
What did you do once you figured out you were forgetting information at the same rate you were acquiring it? What would you recommend doing? Thanks.
That's a great question.
What I did when I figured out that I was forgetting information at the same rate I was acquiring it was to keep trying to find the areas where I was weak and focus heavily on those.
What I wish I had done, however, is to hit the weak areas some but to also keep a broad, generalized study plan going... there were certain things on the exam that I knew I could've done two months ago, but that made me stare stupidly at the screen because I had forgotten them. In a sense, I missed the forest for the trees.
One other technique that might seem random, but that I swear by, is "stacking" creatine beginning a week before and going through the exam. Creatine is a very legal bodybuilding supplement that increases something or other in your muscles. I don't know the exact science, but apparently it has a similar effect on your brain. The average individual taking creatine who suffers a concussion will only have a third of the damage of an average individual who doesn't take creatine.. More importantly, however, the average individual can remember seven digits at once, while the average individual taking creatine can remember 8.2. Google "creatine's effects on the brain" for more information on this. Needless to say, it's a huge advantage for CR and RC questions that require you to juggle multiple facts and trains of thought at the same time. It's possible that it's a placebo effect, but I swear that I can think more clearly during the complex CR and RC questions when I'm taking creatine. The downside of creatine is that you will have to pee very frequently haha.