Thomas Frank

When you get stuck, push yourself to solve the problem for 15 more minutes.
During that 15 minutes, document everything you do, keeping in mind that someone else will need those details if they’re going to help you.
After that time, if you’re still stuck, you must ask for help.

without really putting in the mental effort to learn.

without really putting in the mental effort to learn.

trying to note down

As you take your notes, you’ll use the Cue column to formulate questions based on main ideas and important details from the Note-taking column. Once class is over, you should immediately write a small summary of what was presented in the Summary column.

efficient study while you’re still in class.

efficient study while you’re still in class.

The Cornell Method

since you took the time to summarize it.

you’ve already written down questions.