2018-10-04 17:14:18 +00:00
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2018-10-11 18:24:06 +00:00
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2018-10-04 17:14:18 +00:00
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<!-- Muse -->
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- Muse. plus fidget spinner. -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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In Greek mythology, the Muses, the goddesses of inspiration...
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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...were the daughters of Mnemosyne: the goddess of Memory.
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</words>
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<!-- Pfffft. Lookup. Rote -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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PFFFFFFFFFT
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</words>
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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Who cares about MEMORY anymore?
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</words>
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- Teacher: "lecture lecture lecture" -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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Seriously, why memorize anything when we can just look it up?
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</words>
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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And besides, isn't rote memorization bad?
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Shouldn't we focus instead on teaching creativity and critical thinking?
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</words>
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<!-- Need mem -->
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- greeks & mnemosyne w/ foundation -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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On the contrary: cognitive scientists have shown that
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creativity and critical thinking <i>require</i> memory.
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</words>
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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(Imagine trying to compose a poem or essay if you haven't memorized any words!)
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</words>
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<!-- Lectures, highlighting, re-reading? Actually NO! Instead, SR! -->
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- Teacher: "lecture lecture lectu- hey who's talking during class" -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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That said, the ways most of us try to memorize things... suck.
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</words>
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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In 2013, a meta-study of 100+ other studies ranked how effective (or not)
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different learning techniques are.
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</words>
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Hey, why don't you take a guess at what works & what doesn't?
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<!-- Re-reading -->
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What?! Aren't you supposed to get better the more you practice something?
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Scroll down, and let's find out what's up...
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<!-- Testing Yourself -->
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<!-- Ah... that's why re-reading doesn't work.
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When you re-read, you're only practicing "feeling familiar".
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When you test yourself, you're practicing ACTUAL RECALL. -->
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<!-- Highlighting/underlining -->
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<!-- Same problem as re-reading. You're not actually practicing RECALL. -->
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<!-- Spacing -->
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<!-- You know how you cram for an exam, then one month later you remember nothing?
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Cramming only works short-term. If you want long-term, space it out.
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- dumpster -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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The most popular study techniques – re-reading, highlighting, cramming...
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</words>
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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...don't work.
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</words>
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- combination -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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Instead, <i>testing yourself</i> and <i>spacing out your learning</i>
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are the two most science-backed ways to learn...
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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...which can be combined into a simple but powerful method called “Spaced Repetition”.
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</words>
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<!-- What is Spaced Repetition? -->
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<!-- FREAKING AWESOME, THAT'S WHAT -->
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- Teacher: "nicky, stop talking during class." "NICKY." -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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But seriously, at the risk of sounding like a cult,
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Spaced Repetition has <i>changed my life.</i>
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- examples -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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Spaced Repetition is most popular for language-learning,
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</words>
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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but I, and friends I know, are using it to learn so much more!
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</words>
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- Teacher standing behind Nicky with ruler -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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In this interactive comic, I want to share with you the science & art of Spaced Repetition...
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<words x=30 y=350 w=430 h=60>
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...and help you get started using it <i>today.</i>
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And throughout this comic,
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you can test yourself on what you've learnt,
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in spaced-out intervals.
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<b>That is, you'll use Spaced Repetition to learn about Spaced Repetition.</b>
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Like so:
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<!-- Review -->
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<!--
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Three popular but ineffective learning techniques are: (re-reading), (highlighting), (cramming)
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The two most science-backed ways to learn are: (testing yourself) and (
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The Goddess of (Memory) is the mother of the goddesses of (Inspiration)
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-->
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</panel>
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<!-- Not study hacks -->
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- A spanked Nicky -->
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<words x=10 y=10 w=430 h=60>
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I want to clarify something.
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This isn't just a "study trick" or a "life hack".
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This is a way to take control of your <i>mind.</i>
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To make long-term memory a <i>choice</i>.
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To develop a lifelong love for learning...
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<!-- But, a muse -->
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<pic style="background:#bada55"></pic> <!-- Muse. fidget spinner -->
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...to mother your own, inner Muse.
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<!-- - - - - - - - - - -->
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<!-- SIMULATION LABELS -->
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