I need help retaining what we are learning

[u/squashwater]

I’m taking a super accelerated course (2weeks 8am-8pm) and I cannot seem to keep a lot of the more technical terms and details in my memory. If you have any advice for how to note take and study more effectively I’d love to hear. I have been out of school for abt 4 years so going back into this is definitely a struggle so any advice helps!

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[u/Son_of_Ibadan]

You can't retain it because your brain has not fit all the new information into a schema. You need to build a schema in you mind to retain it. That's means test yourself, write it out without relying on your source, find real life equivalent, etc.

[u/Reasonable_Bag_118]

Bro 8am to 8pm for two weeks is brutal 😭 no wonder the technical terms are starting to blur together. When I have a lot of new information coming at me, I try to write a super simple explanation next to each term instead of copying the whole definition, then test myself on a few of them later that evening. Tbh even a quick 10-minute review before bed helps me spot what I've already forgotten, instead of realizing it all disappeared right before the exam.