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SAM Overview

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

1. Prepare (10 min read): 

  1. An effortful type of priming, 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): 

  • 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 a unique 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 repeatedly against my own rigorous coursework. Years of turning theory into action lead to uncommon insights and innovations that you won't find anywhere else.

Why SAM?

  1. Add a day to your weekend with pure, effortful efficiency.

  2. Two-hour read. Lifetime return.

  3. 100% evidence-backed. Practical. Little-known. Perfected over years of testing.

  4. Zero guesswork. Zero decision fatigue. Know exactly what to do, step-by-step, in every course.

  5. Unlock med school, law school, and any other program you can think of, with less time and less stress.

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