How I ranked 1st at Cambridge University - The Essay Memorisation Framework

In this video, I talk through the Essay Memorisation Framework that I used to win the top exam results prize in my 3rd year of Medical School at Cambridge University. I was studying Psychology as my intercalated BA, and using this method I created around 50 essay plans and committed them to memory. This video explains how. Enjoy xx WATCH THESE OTHER STUDY-THEMED VIDEOS TOO 1. My most popular video introducing Active Recall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukLnPbIffxE 2. My 2nd most popular video about Spaced Repetition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zNHHpXoMM 3. How to learn new content - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBXnxlLR0PY 4. The Retrospective Revision Timetable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7o09a7t4RA 5. A playlist of my study tips videos - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BImOT2srcGCCjBBwNvU5zaB9F30lWye ? Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://email.aliabdaal.com ? My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com ?My weekly podcast - https://www.notoverthinking.com ? Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal ? Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal ? Facebook - https://facebook.com/aliabdaal ?My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://paperlike.com/ali ? Where I get my music from (amazing for YouTubers) - http://share.epidemicsound.com/ali ? My online course on video editing - https://skl.sh/32TpEvm ? My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.com/AliAbdaal TIMESTAMPS 00:34 - General Overview 01:21 - The Creation Stage --- 01:50 - Deciding what essays to plan --- 02:30 - How to plan the essays --- 04:57 - How to make the essay plan really good 08:10 - The Memorisation Stage --- 08:36 - Anki flashcards to memorise content blocks --- 09:50 - Spider diagrams to memorise entire essays --- 12:49 - The Retrospective Revision Timetable to systematically use active recall and spaced repetition (more info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7o09a7t4RA) 14:10 - Wrapping Up Who am I: I'm Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (https://www.notoverthinking.com), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://email.aliabdaal.com). ? My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com My most popular videos: - How I take notes on my iPad Pro in medical school - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waR3xBDHMqw - How to study for exams - Evidence based revision tips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukLnPbIffxE - How I ranked 1st at Cambridge University - The Essay Memorisation Framework - https://youtu.be/-46Vyiwat_Y - My productivity desk setup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rApxWtDIRAM If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Tweeting @AliAbdaal directly will be the quickest way to get a response, but if your question is very long, feel free to email me at [email protected]. I try my best to reply to things but there sadly aren't enough hours in the day to respond to everyone ?