To improve your thinking and learning skills with active recall, visit and sign up for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off the annual Premium subscription :) In this video, we're taking a look at the method that my friend Osaid used to rank 1st at Cambridge University Medical School. He was consistently in the top 3 overall, and ranked 1st in several subjects using this method. It involves taking Active Recall to its logical extreme (the most efficient study technique, backed by decades of evidence).
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0:00:38 - The Method in a Nutshell
0:03:51 - Why it works - The power of Active Recall
0:09:00 - How it works - A detailed look
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