If you are not cramming for an exam…and instead are like me…someone who wants to beef up their knowledge…I have some tips.

Quick notes about my interests and learning: For work I have some arcane computer science flashcards….hundreds of them. I am lucky enough to have someone working with me who pores through information and selects things that can give us an edge. Then I have my interests: TaeKwonDo ( I keep up up with my forms and history), Spanish, Latin, assorted facts my third grader asks about. 3600+ facts learned. A few hundred facts are in the hopper.

My Advice:

1. Don’t skip days. Your review numbers will go down if you stick with it…catching up is a beating.

2. Favor paced learning over binge learning. At one point I got my learning down and decided to tackle a flashcard set that had been on my list all at once…this can create a backlog of review items in a few days.

3. (Courtesy Will) if you get behind, or have a huge number of cards for review, go easy on yourself.

4. Favor repetition over perfection. I see this with my son, he wants to pause and try to get the card right. Better to flip it, remind yourself of the answer and keep moving. You’ll see the card again after 6 more cards. Repetition will burn the card into your brain…

These are my thoughts and I am sticking to them