Make It Stick : Book Review!
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‘make it stick’ In 3 Sentences
- Make it stick is a book written by Henry L. Roediger Ill, Mark A. McDaniel, and Peter C Brown.
- It’s all about ways to study more easily and effectively
- The book is quite big but it is packed with value.
My Review!
This is a genuinely life changing book. It is completely packed with information. The main highlight of this book is the fact that it is filled with quality content. All of the methods, tips and techniques are explained in detail with one or two examples. Not to forget the fact that, all of the methods are REAL and just works.
The methods explained in this book are all thoroughly researched and experimented upon. But there’s one thing that I didn’t quite like, it was the fact that the book was a bit long and sometimes it felt boring.
I just read the book to learn about different methods and ways to study so that I can improve my existing ones. Overall, I am glad that I’ve read this book and I would give it a 4 star rating.
How I Discovered It?
I was watching an Ali Abdaal video on YouTube. It was on, ways to study better and more efficiently. At one point of the video he recommended to read the book Make it stick, so I just read it. I read it as an audiobook. It was 9 hours of listening time.
My Notes
This book is quite big and it is packed with a lot of stuff. So, I didn’t really write down all the important points but here are some-
- Spaced Repetition is very powerful.
- Learning is an iterative process.
- Practice Flashcards.
- Learning from experience is more efficient.
- Quiz yourself everyday.
- Good sleep is essential for learning.
- When you’ve learnt a very complex topic it is more difficult to teach it.
- Don’t focus on looking smart.
- Learning by associating things with mnemonics and images really helps.
- Emphasize more on effort and not on intelligence.
- Never be defeated.
How The Book Changed Me
- I’ve started self quizzing, quite a lot.
- I’ve started focusing more on my sleep and my daily routine.
- I’ve started implementing mnemonics to my studies and they are really helping me.
Overall, make it stick is a pretty solid book and I’d give it a 4 stars out of 5.