How to Study Effectively: Proven Techniques

The sequence

In the order Favourl Editorial put them. Each step points at a public page they used; where they left a note, that is the part worth reading.

1. 1

   web.stanford.edu

   How to Read a Paper

   Keshav's three-pass method. Four pages, and it changes how much you get through.

   Source: web.stanford.edu
2. 2

   notes.andymatuschak.org

   Andy Matuschak: working notes

   On memory, spaced repetition, and why most books do not stick.

   Source: notes.andymatuschak.org
3. 3

   docs.ankiweb.net

   Anki manual

   Read the scheduling section before you make 500 cards.

   Source: docs.ankiweb.net
4. 4

   arxiv.org

   arXiv

   Preprints across physics, maths and CS. Where you go once summaries stop being enough.

   Source: arxiv.org
5. 5

   ocw.mit.edu

   MIT OpenCourseWare

   Full courses with problem sets. The problem sets are the part that matters.

   Source: ocw.mit.edu
6. 6

   feynmanlectures.caltech.edu

   The Feynman Lectures on Physics

   Free and complete. Still the model for explaining something hard without diluting it.

   Source: feynmanlectures.caltech.edu

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