textbook reading mnemonic

http://www.ict4us.com/r.kuijt/en_masteringtextbook.htm


I Saw Harry Quack. Quackers Remind Us. Read, Read
I've Sat Hunting Quail. Quails Run Usually. Round, Round
I Saw Heavy Quarterbacks Quiver Reading Under Rainy Rafters

Anki

Fun quotes to memorize

Hot Rod (2007)

• I needed to think last night. So I galloped into a wooded glen, and after punch dancing out my rage and suffering an extremely long and very painful fall, I realized what has to be done.
• I'm freakin pumped! I've been drinking green tea all goddamn day!
• That just shatters my entire universe.
• Souls of the Animal Kingdom! Eagle, Fox, Bottlenose Dolphin, Octopus, House Cat! Okay, let's jump this jump!
• it's totally serendipitous
• We don't talk much, do we? Kathy, was it? My name's Rod. I do awesome stunts all the time with my friends. You probably didn't know that. And you probably have lots of cool stuff about you that I don't know. Point is, if you don't sit down with someone and really talk and get to know them you'll never find those things out. So what do you say? Wanna make this thing official?
• Dave: [Quietly] Pools are perfect for holding water man.
  Rico: [Filling the pool with the water hose] Man, I don't really know about having a girl on the team, man.
  Dave: Alright Rico listen. Um, there's an ancient Italian maxim uh, that roughly translates to, uh "He who is resistant to change is destined to perish". So, why don't you try to open up that mind of yours? You know? It's like, look at Kevin, I mean, he... [Rico sprays him in the face with the hose] Real mature, man.

Airplane! (1980)

• We have clearance, Clarence. Capt. Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

• Guard: Who goes there?
  King Arthur: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England!
• Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. 
• What... is your name? 
• What... is your quest? 
• What... is your favourite color? 
• What... is the capital of Assyria? 
• What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Avoid Online Procrastination

How do you avoid procrastinating online? Don't. Avoid procrastinating by first procrastinating.
Actually embrace it when you feel the need--just make sure it's done before you start!
How?
Sometimes when I get online, I feel a need to check facebook or just watch a funny YouTube clip.
But is doesn't always turn out so simple (usually not so brief). So instead, I start off topic on purpose.
Go check the weather, HabitRPG, or an email account. Just make sure the couple selected sites you can consistently go to have an end. YouTube does not; Facebook--not really.
By getting that urge out it will be easier to relax into the flow of work.
Lastly a warning, know--really know--when to take breaks. Burnout will ruin tenacious and even flexible routines. That should be an ultimate goal: developing a routine to stick with.

Anki Medicine: ANES204 Medical Education in the New Millennium (Stanford.edu)

https://class.stanford.edu/c4x/Medicine/ANES204/asset/Give_Your_Ideas_Some_Legs_2.pdf

Our eyes can deceive us. Our eyes alone don’t provide enough information.  We need more sources, more sensory appeals, more perspectives to understand the nuance and context of what we see.

Sometimes we need other people who can guide us toward correcting our mistakes and misconceptions. 

We often are resistant to information that contradicts what we think or know until we disprove it ourselves.

LEFT OFF

https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Medicine/ANES204/Fall2014/courseware/7b2f57682bdc493bbce3a436d554516e/52c316e37f3e4077a64a3f659c8bb57b/

Pineapple Express

Hannskarl Bandel

Michael O'Shaughnessy

By 1994, Ice received less publicity and became removed from the public spotlight. After becoming more interested with the Rastafari movement, Ice became a vegetarian,^[50] grew dreadlocks and talked more openly about smoking cannabis.^{[si.com/vault/2003/05/12/342795/ice-shift-once-celebrated--and-then-ridiculed--as-rapper-vanilla-ice-rob-van-winkle-has-found-peace-and-fulfillment-in-a-return-to-motocross-racing]} (Vanilla Ice)

Pot Collective Sprouts In Retirement Community

Kennedy: Are We Ready For Big Tobacco-Style Marketing For Marijuana?

Colorado Tries Hard To Convince Teens That Pot Is Bad For You

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/24/315445124/pot-vape-pens-the-crack-cocaine-of-marijuana

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/04/18/302992602/pot-smoke-and-mirrors-vaporizer-pens-hide-marijuana-use

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/05/14/311861890/edible-marijuana-treat-theres-now-a-food-truck-for-them

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/08/26/343432131/colorados-pot-brownies-have-a-new-ingredient-warning-labels

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/16/322580314/entrepreneurs-buzzing-over-medical-marijuana-in-florida

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/09/10/347359436/heavier-teen-pot-smoking-linked-to-problems-in-young-adults

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/25/282631913/marijuana-may-hurt-the-developing-teen-brain

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/05/20/310108721/poll-yes-to-medical-marijuana-not-so-much-for-recreational-pot

Once you try crunchy you never go back to creamy.

(Although, I am indifferent on hard or soft shell tacos.)

Once you start online/mobile flashcards you'll forget about the index cards.

https://ankiweb.net/ ~online
http://ankisrs.net/ ~download for computer (so can put images in)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ichi2.anki ~Android

I use all three, but the mobile version the most. It's great when walking between classes, waiting in a line or waiting for a friend to come eat. I've made so many flashcards this month that I now have to set aside time to actually finish major decks (as I have almost every subject imaginable)

A bit of advise though (which I learned as a flashcard:)
1. Don't learn if you don't understand.
2. Learn before you memorize.
3. Build upon the basics. 
~supermemo.com/articles/20rules.htm
(that was all from memory--even though I've not seen that card in weeks/months)

Also, think of the rule of three: 3 min after, 9 min after (or just 10 min), 30 min after, 90 min after...and so on with multiples of three; the rate of forgetting is very high initially (try to think of the rate as forgetting as a steep exponential decay graph:)

cdn.lifeinthefastlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/forgetting-curve.jpg (HOURS)

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ForgettingCurve.svg/2000px-ForgettingCurve.svg.png (DAYS)

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intmstat.com/blog/2010/07/forgetting_curve_en.png



forgetting curve equation
crude 5,10,30,90,180 min estimate for course tests/assessments
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12hpHrvKZz4utsc4UHbzRRYj5t8SN4i8wGcXTOvSUc7U/edit#gid=0
cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/5199/which-equation-is-ebbinghauss-forgetting-curve-and-what-do-the-constants-repres

Geometry

aproged.pt/biblioteca/geometryrevisited_coxetergreitzer.pdf