If your mind is trying to hold onto a fact, what does it do? It keeps bubbling that fact to the surface. It keeps popping it up from time to time. Your brain will automatically use repetition even without you priming it (your brain doesn’t always trust you, so it uses repetition). That process … [Read more...]

Wow. The September issue of the Physician Assistant Exam Scholars Newsletter is action-packed. Inside those glorious pages, you’re going to learn: * My foolproof method of answering test questions. It’ll take you from second-guessing and changing answers in frustration, to … [Read more...]

I love to share emails from the community with you because, in addition to making me sound good (always a plus), they provide a vision. They show you that although what you’re working on is hard (like very hard), lots of people have been successful, and you’ll make it too. ++++ I passed my … [Read more...]

I’ve started rereading a great book called Make it Stick. It’s written by two cognitive scientists and one great storyteller. The book is filled with ways to be a better learner. Yes, learning is a skill, and one you’d do well to start practicing. One thing I like is that the authors start the … [Read more...]

“I can’t keep it all straight.” “There’s too much to know.” “I don’t have enough time.” These are the three most common phrases I hear, and I hear them over and over. I understand it’s difficult. I understand there’s a lot of material and a finite amount of time in which to learn … [Read more...]