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Metastudy

Literally, metastudy should mean “studying study”; actually, it signifies deepening the knowledge of how understanding, learning and remembering something works. I collect here some thoughts concerning how to study better, while keeping in mind that my considerations are strictly personal.

As Metathinking, Metastudy can become counterproductive. It must be found a balance between the time spent optimizing study methods and the time spent actually studying.

Where

Study in a public place or somewhere where there are other people; stay in a place where not studying feels much worse, where you naturally feel compelled to focus.

When

There are morning people and night people. I am part of the former group. I can understand nothing if I attempt to study something after 7PM; on the other hand, I feel much more inspired and motivated if I set my morning alarm at 6AM and commit to my study schedule from early morning.

How

How to study is the trickiest matter. I have not found the solution which is best suited for me, but one think I am sure of is that repeatedly processing what has been studied is enormously helpful. Hence repeating the arguments aloud, explaining tricky passages to a friend, posing ourselves questions and trying to answer them are the simplest ways to do so.

!Thoughts representation

Mi sento una persona completamente diversa, quasi sconosciuta, quando studio. È talmente raro io lo faccia che si modificano tutti i mici parametri di tempo e vita. Entro in un nuovo paradigma in cui ogni input richiede un [[Productivity|tempo]] apparentemente infinito per essere processato. Non sono abituato né allenato a concentrarmi su un singolo concetto, magari persino molto specifico, per molto tempo. Ho perso, e forse mai ho avuto, la capacità di leggere e rileggere e rimuginare su una frase o un passaggio incomprensibile, e masticarne una parola alla volta.

E ne nasce una domanda: è il tempo passato studiando, entrando nelle cose, masticandole, “perdendoci” tempo e approfondendo oppure è il tempo cinetico, di piccoli slot iperproduttivi, concentrati e frullati, quello distorto?

Conflict

I hate to study, but I love studying. +++

Resources

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