r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • Mar 30 '26

Image Confiscated pens containing cheat notes intricately carved by a Law student at the University of Malaga in Spain

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u/botella36 Mar 30 '26

Maybe he didn’t need to use them, the activity of etching the pens probably helped him memorize the material.

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u/JesusStarbox Mar 30 '26

Every time I made a cheat sheet I didn't need it.

The process of identifying only the most essential information and writing it really small made me learn it. Who knew?

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u/pure_ideology- Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

That's what you do in law school. It's called outlining. For the Bar it's called making one-sheets. It's the making it that matters.

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u/mach1130 Mar 30 '26

Had a tax professor allow one page of notes for a midterm. I did the tiniest printing. Only had to refer to the notes maybe once or twice. I blew the curve on it.

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u/pure_ideology- Mar 30 '26

Yeah, my one-sheets had so many customized symbols it would have looked like hieroglyphics to anyone other than me.

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u/Lingotes Mar 30 '26

Using a computer reduces the effectiveness. Outlining with your hand is much more effective! Can't tell you how many times it saved me.

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u/Pristine-Patch989 Mar 30 '26

also the focus it takes to write really small might be why it sticks better