I am a native Hindi and English speaker, I have always been some what under-average when it came to school, most likely due to the fact that I can’t really focus for one thing for more then 30 minutes.
As a new semester has come around I wish to be able to learn a thing/memorize it in a somewhat short amount of time.
As my focus is also diverged into many other things, as I have freewill to do so as I please as my school isn’t that serious, BUT now it has gotten serious, and I need to ‘lock in’
I have taken a look on this forum, the resources and various other Over-The-Counter things, so I do have an overview; I have tried to make a memory palace and some-what succeeded.(But it was a very small one with one 4 loci’s)
One of my main problem is I get so socially and mentally exhausted after school I physically can not focus on a thing and understand/learn it.
I can study before school, of course and when I don’t have school; On weekends I am so mentally and physically exhausted My weekends are just me resting.
I have a weekly test every Tuesday, which consists of 25 marks, the syllabus goes as follows for each subject:
S.Sc. - One Geography, one history, one civics, one for economics
Maths - 1/2 chapters
Science - One for Physics, chemistry, and Biology
Then one half yearly with all the chapters from the weekly test 1 and 2, alongside more, then weekly tests 3 and 4, then finals with everything done throughout the semester + extra.
My question to you is:
How can I understand, learn and memorize information in the most effective, and a not so time consuming manner?
I’m not sure if this will help, but whenever I get overwhelmed, even when I’m completely exhausted, sometimes taking a 1-2 mile walk or doing a 30-minute exercise routine will fix the problem for me. It might be worth experimenting with if you haven’t already tried it.
Can you identify what is making you so mentally and physically exhausted at school? Keeping a log of what your activities and how you feel throughout the day might help identify the problem. When you feel bad, you could write it down in the log and then try to remember what you were doing leading up to the moment when you started feeling bad. If you can identify the triggers then it might lead to a way to avoid them.
It’s difficult to answer these questions in a general way without knowing you and your specific situation.
Hey, I believe everyone’s experience is unique to them. The people immediately around you may not understand your situation (despite knowing you personally and being under the exact same conditions as you are), how much more likely is it that a group of people from all over the world will better understand you? I can tell you to send a list of topics and try to start brainstorming on encoding ideas but of course, most of my associations will be meaningless to you. In summary, learn the basic techniques and apply to your needs.
I am pretty sure that whoever thought up number PAO wasn’t thinking of memorizing sines, squares and square roots but here we are.
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