One of the WORST Mistakes You Can Make While Studying

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One of the worst mistakes you can make while studying is reflexively looking back at your reference without first trying your hardest to pull the info from memory.

That’s like going to the gym and letting your spotter lift the weight for you the moment it feels heavy, the moment when you benefit most from lifting it yourself.

Don’t get me wrong, reference material is good. You learn new terrain faster with a map. But keeping the worked example open and looking at it every step of the way as you work out a new problem is like staring at your GPS whenever you leave the house and then wondering why you can’t remember directions or form a mental map of your city.

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