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This was much of math grad school for me. I have a remarkable ability: I can write down exactly what people said and process absolutely nothing, in beautiful cu
by kaitai 12y ago
This was much of math grad school for me. I have a remarkable ability: I can write down exactly what people said and process absolutely nothing, in beautiful cursive. Or I can listen.
Now that I know my subject much better, I can take notes & really get something out of it, because I can process the material at the same time.
- jgamman 12y agoafter first year, my lecturers handed out the whole year's worth of notes (photocopy of something they wrote in the 60s...). you revise _before_ class and then listen and try ask just one _good_ question. having the goal of having to ask one good question works wonders. pity i didn't learn this tip until near the end of me degree...