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My Low-Stress LEVEL / STEP 1 Write-Up

My Low-Stress LEVEL / STEP 1 Write-Up

Outlined below is the study strategy that I used to prepare for LEVEL & STEP 1 medical board exams. I have used an Anki-focused approach with the AnKing deck on AnkiHub since the beginning of medical school, which significantly affected the decisions I made for myself regarding boards prep. I

How to Set Up The 8BitDo Controller for Anki in Medical School (MacOS)

How to Set Up The 8BitDo Controller for Anki in Medical School (MacOS)

Anki is a popular flashcard application used by medical students worldwide to help remember all the information that we learn in school. Given that we spend so much time sitting at a computer, it’s important to have ergonomic alternatives that both enhance studying and protect our body. This makes

My Study Strategy for Medical School | OMS-I

My Study Strategy for Medical School | OMS-I

Meta-Macro My study strategy is intertwined with my time management system [https://www.jessefsimon.com/my-time-management-system/]. I use a fixed-schedule productivity [https://www.jessefsimon.com/deep-work/] approach, only allowing myself to study between 7 am and 5 pm every day, except Saturdays (rest day). Leveraging Parkinson's Law, this

How to Connect JoyCon Controllers to Anki for Medical School (MacOS)

How to Connect JoyCon Controllers to Anki for Medical School (MacOS)

1. Go to the App Store and download the free app JoyKeyMapper [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/joykeymapper/id1511416593?mt=12] and open the application (Figure 1). 2. Go to System preferences > Bluetooth 3. To make your JoyCon discoverable, press and hold the sync button on your JoyCon

Anki Tutorial & Guide for Beginners | 80/20 Medical School Anki

Anki Tutorial & Guide for Beginners | 80/20 Medical School Anki

Intro If you want to use Anki, but don’t know where to start, then this guide is for you. The 80/20 Rule, or Pareto principle, states that 80% of the desired outcome is a result of 20% of the input. For example, 80% of the World’s wealth