As a follow up to my post on how to do well in your econ class, I’d like to share Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld’s tips on how to study. Straight from the horse’s mouth:
14. Stop highlighting. Underlining is supposed to keep you focused, but it’s actually a one-way ticket to Autopilot Brain. You zone out, look down, and suddenly you have five pages of neon green that you don’t remember reading. Write notes in the margins instead.
Sophia knows what she is talking about: she is the older daughter of Yale Law School professors Amy Chua — the (in)famous Tiger Mom — and Jed Rubenfeld.
(HT: Kim Yi Dionne, via Twitter.)