How To Become an A-Student in 41 Minutes
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0:00 - Sleep
9:00 - Medical Issues
11:00 - Environment
12:30 - Mindset
13:30 - Exercise
17:30 - Planning
19:14 - Start/End Time
21:00 - Hard Things First
22:00 - Keep the Lights On
24:15 - Passive to Active Learning
26:30 - Practice Questions
29:15 - Flashcards
32:45 - Interleaved Learning
34:00 - Pomodoro Technique
36:00 - Feynman Technique
39:00 - Hebbian Theory
40:00 - Taking Breaks
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Resources:
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4. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PhD
5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
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7. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
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