​ I recommend people write test questions as they prepare for their exams. It gets you inside the heads of the test writers. Tara sent me this one. === “A 25-year-old sexually active female comes into your office complaining of lower abdominal pain and reports she hasn’t … [Read more...]

There are lots of testing centers. Lots of places you can take this thing. For my first PANRE, I went ahead and took the day off from work, had everything set, and then I waited. And waited. And WAITED to book my test. I have no idea why. Maybe it was a dumb, mental thing where I didn’t believe I … [Read more...]

If you never use information, it fades. If you were to graph knowledge on something you studied and how it fades over time, it would look like a graph of the Dodo population from 1500 to 1681. Going, going, gone. ​ But you can reset that curve. You can cause spikes and slower declines. … [Read more...]

To get lucky you have to be prepared to get lucky. You have to have your eyes open. You have to know what you’re looking for. Luck doesn’t happen to people sitting on the couch. What’s that famous line from a pro golfer? (Can’t remember his name at the moment) “The more I practice the luckier … [Read more...]

People love to talk about how much time they spend studying. “I studied for 2 hours every day last week” But what does that mean? Nothing. They were probably checking Instagram most of the that time anyway. The location you study at contributes about 60%, maybe more, to how much you can get … [Read more...]