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System for Academic Mastery
29$A two-hour guide that distills decades of cognitive science into a system to learn and study with relentless efficiency in college courses. (one-time purchase)
SAM Overview
SAM contains 3 written guides: Prepare, Learn, and Study.
1. Prepare (5 min read):
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An effortful type of pre-learning, tailored to whether the type of material in the upcoming learning event, and whether it's self-paced or lecture style
2. Learn (20 min read):
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A detailed explanation of the challenges and objectives in encoding knowledge
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A deep dive into note-taking, and why it's not nearly as effective as it could be
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A far more efficient alternative to note-taking backed by research, why it works, and how it can be tailored to self-paced vs. lecture-style learning.
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Building upon this alternative with science-backed insights validated by testing
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A summary sheet for quick reference: what to do and when to do it, step-by-step
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and more...
3. Study (90 min read):
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Optimize memory consolidation with breaks and delays
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Study workflows based on the expectations of each class
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Use techniques that make knowledge independent of cues (in contrast to flashcards, which build dependence)
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Strengthen every fragment of knowledge maximally with my proprietary recall technique
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Re-integrate forgotten details fully and efficiently
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Automatically schedule review with optimized spacing and little effort
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Seamlessly build interleaved practice into review
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Build on layer after layer of desirable difficulty to make studying harder and make your future life much easier.
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A summary sheet for quick reference: what to do and when to do it, step-by-step
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and much more...