Though we admit it may, at first glance, appear otherwise, this blog is much more than the equivalent of a self-five (be honest, you just self-fived yourself to see how great it feels). This blog is all about you, and...
Stay Happy When Studying is Making You Cray-Cray
Studying can be brutal. Don’t let it suck all of your joy away. Here’s our Picmonic endorsed 10-step plan to getting HAPPY! 1. Get Outside The birds, the trees, and the fresh air all combine to just plain...
How to Stay Awake for an All Nighter (When You’ve Got No Other Choice)
Sometimes, you’re going to have to stay up all night to study. It’s not a good idea, as we’ve discussed before, and it can be avoided with good study habits and planning ahead… But we’re...
The Battle Plan for Blowing Away Top USMLE Step 1 Scores
Divide and Conquer Like any great undertaking, half the battle begins with the plan. You recognized cramming is a reactionary practice and chose to cast that out from the beginning. Good work. Next, reflect on the past...
Sore Thumbs & Smarty Pants: The Von Restorff Effect on Memory
The human mind has a special place for the bizarre. In fact, the more unusual, humorous, eccentric or noticeably individualistic any bit of data may be, the better chance the brain has of putting a thumb on it...
Pictures > Words
Research Reveals the Mnemonic Power of Pictures ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ never rang truer than for studies on how the human memory functions. Many theories show the superiority of pictures over words in...
Sitting Up for Straight A Studying
You pass by a mirror and, for a second, think someone’s following you. Who is that hunchbacked posture person shuffling along with their nose in a medical book? Oh right, that’s you. The pursuit of your passion often...
The Name Game: How To Remember Names Using 5 Picmonic Methods
Forgetting someone’s name is the worst. (I’m Nicole, by the way.) Often, you’ll find yourself introduced to a new person and get immediately distracted; before they even start talking you’ve already forgotten...
A Whole New Kind of Home Schooled
A Whole New Kind of Home Schooled Do you sometimes feel like you could study better in a zoo than you can at home? Your roommate’s bugging you, your phone is going off, the dishes need washed, laundry is buzzing...
Sleep Your Way to Getting the Best USMLE Test Score?
How long has it been since you felt well-rested? If it took you longer to think of that than to remember the symptoms of SLE (thanks Picmonic!), then it’s been too long. Do you struggle to find the time to sleep? Do you...
