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Close the book, write everything, then compare
Read a section, close the book, write down everything you recall and compare to find your gaps.
- Time
- ⏱ 5–10 min pro Abschnitt
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Study text
- Blank sheet of paper
- Pen
- Timer
How to do it
- Read a small section, two to four pages.
- Close the source and put your phone face down.
- Write down everything you remember for five minutes.
- Open the source again and mark in a second colour what was right, wrong or missing.
- Work only on the gaps.
Variations
- Say it out loud instead of writing it.
- Add a drawing.
Sources
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write everything you remember“; „it beats rereading because your brain has to retrieve the information
