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[Martin Naylor <martinwnaylor AT yahoo.com.au>]

hi

is this of any use, i'm more of a physical worker then mental but i apreciate those who do mental work

martin

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• From: "Aldo" <aldolilly8 AT yahoo.co.uk>
• To: wwbc AT yahoogroups.com
• Subject: [wwbc] Re: Digest Number 1656
• Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 02:12:31 -0000

PS

Here is some free concept mapping software.  I've used it and its
quite nice.

http://cmap.ihmc.us/

Cheers
Aldo




--- In wwbc AT yahoogroups.com, "Aldo" <aldolilly8@y...> wrote:
>
> Sure
>
> Law is also full of cases.  Read them as stories and turn them into a
> simple timeline (because some are fairly convoluted).  Use all the
> mnemonic principles you can to help you out (familiar actors, use of
> place etc) to help the story stick.  Reflect on the stories whenever
> you  can (during study, doing other chores etc).  Chat about them with
> coursemates.
>
> Logic and analysis are crucial also.  So good structured notes are
> essential.  Concept maps can also help, especially when you use
> labeled links. The labeled links will make the abstract material more
> mnemonic and meaningful at the same time, while helping to make issues
> more distinct.
>
> As far as reading goes, if you can read law at 250wpm with 90%
> comprehension, then you are extremely good.  To speed up and
> comprehend more overall, use something like SQ3R.
>
> I've met some law students in my time, and this is generally what they
> learned to do by the 3rd year.
>
> Cheers
> Aldo
>
>
>
>
> --- In wwbc AT yahoogroups.com, "gramario" <gramario@t...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Does anyone have any ideas as to the best memory system for working
> through
> > law school where there are tons of pretty abstract facts?
> > Thanks,
> > R.





Also see the collabarative Mentat Wiki at http://ludism.org/mentat for information on how to become a better thinker.

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