How Does This (TBR) Strategy Sound?

[yanks26dmb]

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I'm reading a chapter in TBR, then doing 1/3 of the passages (per SN2ed's plan). When I find I am missing a question within the passages, I create a flashcard to help reinforce that specific question/topic.

Does this seem like a reasonable and effective way to go about studying?

 

[polyatomic]

Sounds like a good way to keep track of those questions you missed. However, it might get cumbersome over time. Have you tried it yet?

What I used to do was keep an excel sheet of every question I got wrong. I would keep track of the book, question number, question and reason for why I got it wrong. Honestly, it wasn't that effective. I hardly ever went back (out of laziness). Flash cards would probably make it easier and more accessible for review.

 

[yanks26dmb]

Ya know..I considered creating an excel, but then I thought about it. Like you mentioned, it didn't seem like something I'd regularly go back and/or be able to study effectively from, so I decided on the cards.

Yeah, it's a pain having to create a card for every (or nearly) missed question, but I do think it's going to be the best way to re-inforce the concepts.

On a side note - I feel like I'm especially good at learning with flash cards. I remember in ochem, I committed about 20 functional groups to memory in ~10 minutes using flash cards. Any other ways I can play up this strength, besides what I've already mentioned?

 

[polyatomic]

The best thing to do is to set up a schedule for yourself to make sure you actually use the flash cards. And make sure you incorporate older cards once in a while so they don't get lost over the months of studying. I'd also suggest making your flash card review time as minimal as possible. It should just be something you do 5-10 minutes a day. So you would never review all of them at once, but just a small stack at a time. That would make it more sustainable/doable over a long period.