5 more revision days left. It feels like doing the same work over and over, and needing to be motivated and care the same way as the first time… the first time is easy because it’s all new and exciting! But with revision, you need to go over and over the same stuff at regular intervals. To make it work I NEED to care!
Aaarrghhhhh!!!
Side note: I still haven’t watched Groundhog Day. 😲
@EVDHmn@actuallyautistic Aww thank you so much! That’s so kind of you! 💚 Been struggling to think positively about the coming days, but just reading those words “beautifully inspirational and exciting” has helped loads!
@AnAutieAtUni@actuallyautistic first, I rewrite the question. What’s the theory called? Who invented it? What made them think that? Did they find any more evidence? Was there any controversy? Does it only work in some situations? Has it been superseded by something else? What did it mean we could do? Did it trigger other discoveries? Etc. I autistic-question the question first.
@petelittle1970@actuallyautistic Haha yes! Same here! I love that info-suck technique! It kept me afloat for the last week or so. It’s a joy to ride that wave!! Been diving deep into some fun areas that bring topics to life. And now I’m already forgetting them LOL!
My brain tends to succumb to anxiety closer to exams. Any parts of my brain still working goes into black-and-white thinking mode! Which is really not helpful!! 🤣
Revision in the old fashioned way is so damn dull! All the repetition… damnit! (Even though I DO need it!!)
@AnAutieAtUni@actuallyautistic When I do it I have almost photographic recall. I can literally SEE the page in my mind's eye. (which prompted some "interesting" conversations when a colleague saw me staring at a blank desk but my fingers turning the pages of a non existent book XD)
It's a handy trick and I guess if I constantly reinforced it I'd have better retention. But I usually only need the info for a short while so I don't bother usually.
I have very, very specific (and random) eidetic memory. So not the cool kind. :blobcatgiggle:
That info box on the right side on same page of a school biology book? I could recite that from memory. Including line breaks. Not that it was important or anything.
@wakame@AnAutieAtUni@actuallyautistic I'm 54, In primary school when I was aged 4 to 5 as you walked into the class there was a tabletop Sand play area and a water play toy by the right side of the door along the wall.
The sand tray was yellow. There were 4 coloured cups/buckets on a stand. Blue, Red, Green and Yellow. And a Yellow plastic spade on top.
The water play area was Green and had a Blue Water wheel and a Red Funnel above it XD
I can still 'see' every little detail of that toy.XD
I can still recall the order of books in the school library. Mind you I was library monitor and had to put the books away on the shelves. But i still see it as I did that every school day. it's irrevocably locked in to my brain case XD hehe
I used to enjoy jogging - mostly on a treadmill. But, mentally, I would remember my trip to Vietnam a few years earlier. Specially, when I was walking the streets in Hanoi when there was a sudden thunderstorm. I remembered the sights and sounds so vividly, the snapshots of people inside rustic shops sheltering from the rain with lights 💡 on and peering out, the way the rain made everything come alive. I totally forgot I was on a treadmill… usually running while facing a wall or a mirror in a rather sad looking gym.
I could overlay that with music, too, and make the scene vibrate… which was awesome to experience!
I probably still could do these things, but just don’t have the opportunities now (I got sick, so exercise and travel are very different experiences now).
@petelittle1970@actuallyautistic Yes! I know what you mean! I write my own notes while revising and remember the layout and how it looks very clearly. But only for a few days. Exam nerves still kill the ability to recall that stuff 😤 and even more so to talk about it critically and coherently like in an essay. The pictures become abstract and I forget the meaning. I.e. I forget the thoughts and deeper understandings that were attached to the images.