I admit it’s a moderately shameful fact about my cognition that I consistently forget the equation for Bayes’ theorem even when I constantly trumpet that other doctors should be more consistent and explicit in using it.
I can sorta figure it out when needed, but this eases a small but real pain point.
Are you using a spaced repetition system like Anki? I find it to be great for learning theorems and formulas, you should try using that if you aren’t already. It’s literally like a memory hack, you can just take any information and embed it into your memory (assuming you find the time to go through your due cards every day)
I have ADHD, and found creating my own decks to be a chore. The freely available ones related to medicine are usually oriented towards people giving the USMLE, and I’m not the target demographic.
I do still use the principles of spaced repetition in how I review my own notes, especially before exams, because of how obviously effective it is.
I hadn’t considered making them for memorizing formulae, but truth be told I could just save them to my phone, which I always have on me.
If I need to refer to Baye’s theorem during a surgery, something has clearly gone wrong haha.
I did say it was only a minor issue! Thank you for the advice nonetheless, it’s good advice after all.
Nice.
I admit it’s a moderately shameful fact about my cognition that I consistently forget the equation for Bayes’ theorem even when I constantly trumpet that other doctors should be more consistent and explicit in using it.
I can sorta figure it out when needed, but this eases a small but real pain point.
Are you using a spaced repetition system like Anki? I find it to be great for learning theorems and formulas, you should try using that if you aren’t already. It’s literally like a memory hack, you can just take any information and embed it into your memory (assuming you find the time to go through your due cards every day)
I have ADHD, and found creating my own decks to be a chore. The freely available ones related to medicine are usually oriented towards people giving the USMLE, and I’m not the target demographic.
I do still use the principles of spaced repetition in how I review my own notes, especially before exams, because of how obviously effective it is.
I hadn’t considered making them for memorizing formulae, but truth be told I could just save them to my phone, which I always have on me.
If I need to refer to Baye’s theorem during a surgery, something has clearly gone wrong haha.
I did say it was only a minor issue! Thank you for the advice nonetheless, it’s good advice after all.