SAM Overview

SAM contains 3 written guides: Prepare, Learn, and Study.

1. Prepare (10 min read):

You can access Prepare for free here. It includes:

An explanation of the phenomenon of priming, and all three ways it facilitates better learning
A more effortful type of priming, tailored to whether the type of material in the upcoming learning event.
The most efficient timing for priming depending on whether the upcoming learning event is self-paced or lecture-style.

2. Learn (20 min read):

A detailed explanation of the challenges and objectives in encoding knowledge
A deep dive into note-taking, and why it's not nearly as effective as it could be
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.
Building upon this alternative with science-backed insights validated by testing
A summary sheet for quick reference: what to do and when to do it, step-by-step
and more...

3. Study (90 min read):

Optimize memory consolidation with breaks and delays
Study workflows based on the expectations of each class
Use techniques that make knowledge independent of cues (in contrast to flashcards, which build dependence)
Strengthen every fragment of knowledge maximally with my proprietary recall technique
Re-integrate forgotten details fully and efficiently
Automatically schedule review with optimized spacing and little effort
Seamlessly build interleaved practice into review
Build on layer after layer of desirable difficulty to make studying harder and make your future life much easier.
A summary sheet for quick reference: what to do and when to do it, step-by-step
and much more...

Everything is built on research: the principles were distilled from what worked in experiments, built into simple and powerful workflows, and tested rigorously against my own pre-med coursework. Years of turning theory into action lead to uncommon insights and innovations that you won't find anywhere else.

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Why SAM?

Add a day to your weekend with pure, effortful efficiency.
Two-hour read. Lifetime return.
100% evidence-backed. Practical. Little-known. Perfected over years of testing.
Zero guesswork. Zero decision fatigue. Know exactly what to do, step-by-step, in every course.
Unlock med school in less time and less stress (still the same amount of effort, just systematized and consolidated).