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give you a push to know and write things in an accurate manner.</p><p id="1b8e">Furthermore, this might help you to study faster and learn quicker because you want to put out the most accurate information in the least amount of time. It aids in training your mind to be quicker at writing and expounding on your thoughts.</p><h1 id="eedc">The cons of this method</h1><p id="6298">While studying by social media is great at pushing you to know certain information, the toxicity of social media sometimes is a factor that can demotivate you. There are persons online who have some negative thoughts and seek to make others feel bad about themselves for trying to share their thoughts.</p><p id="1938">So, if you are going through a low period of your life or suffer from depression then be careful with this method. It is powerful to use but criticisms can be overwhelming sometimes.</p><p id="fe1c">Also, there are distractions on social media such as other posts, ads, videos, trends, etc. Distractions are really bad when studying since it robs you of the focus you need but if you are someone who can ignore those then you can give this method a try.</p><h1 id="b8d9">How to do it</h1><p id="0afb">Twitter has a feature known as threads which are awesome at complementing concept mapping. Concept mapping is where you write out your chain of logic/thoughts in chronological or methodic order while adding drawings, arrows, explanations, and annotations to it. Think of it as a word map with lines connecting each thought and explanation.</p><p id="38be">Therefore, i

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nstead of using lines, you can use twitter’s thread feature and write each thought and explanation one post at a time and in chronological or methodic order.</p><p id="f989">So, you can start your post by saying “Dogs love wagging their tails because they're happy” then create the next post in the thread saying “They do this to show emotions and to signal they are happy with your presence, etc.” Do this until you feel satisfied with your chain of thoughts and explanations.</p><h1 id="03e1">The comments</h1><p id="1f12">While this method is not for the faint at heart, it can be a powerful studying tool especially when you have a lot of academic persons surrounding you. Many persons love to comment and correct others of their mistakes so you can use this to your advantage to study for exams and tests.</p><p id="25f7">Furthermore, the more unique and accurate perspectives you get, the wider your ideas and thinking on a subject become. It is good to get great information from others in your field of study since you don’t know everything, will never see them and they might have years of experience at their hands. Just be sure to mention that you are not knowledgeable and corrections are welcomed.</p><h1 id="c99d">Conclusion</h1><p id="bb59">Studying by social media is a great way to push yourself, interact with persons on a certain subject and use a platform that so many of us already engage on. While it is a powerful way to study, you should still be mindful of your mental state and how criticisms can form on these platforms.</p></article></body>

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Study By Social Media

The method you didn’t even think about

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Our modern-day society is going deeper and deeper into the usage of the internet and social media. The attention of so many persons seems to be focused on what’s happening on Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, or Instagram even though they have assignments, exams, and tests coming up but if I told you there is a new way to study? What if I told you that you can use your social media to study?

Connecting with people

Facebook’s ‘mission statement’ is that they provide a way to connect people all over the world. All the social media platforms follow this method of connecting people across the world via different routes. This way of getting people to interact with each other is also a great tool to study with.

If you are an extrovert and not pressured by large numbers of people on the internet, then using social media to study might be for you. The thought of millions of people looking at your work, thoughts, and errors can give you a push to know and write things in an accurate manner.

Furthermore, this might help you to study faster and learn quicker because you want to put out the most accurate information in the least amount of time. It aids in training your mind to be quicker at writing and expounding on your thoughts.

The cons of this method

While studying by social media is great at pushing you to know certain information, the toxicity of social media sometimes is a factor that can demotivate you. There are persons online who have some negative thoughts and seek to make others feel bad about themselves for trying to share their thoughts.

So, if you are going through a low period of your life or suffer from depression then be careful with this method. It is powerful to use but criticisms can be overwhelming sometimes.

Also, there are distractions on social media such as other posts, ads, videos, trends, etc. Distractions are really bad when studying since it robs you of the focus you need but if you are someone who can ignore those then you can give this method a try.

How to do it

Twitter has a feature known as threads which are awesome at complementing concept mapping. Concept mapping is where you write out your chain of logic/thoughts in chronological or methodic order while adding drawings, arrows, explanations, and annotations to it. Think of it as a word map with lines connecting each thought and explanation.

Therefore, instead of using lines, you can use twitter’s thread feature and write each thought and explanation one post at a time and in chronological or methodic order.

So, you can start your post by saying “Dogs love wagging their tails because they're happy” then create the next post in the thread saying “They do this to show emotions and to signal they are happy with your presence, etc.” Do this until you feel satisfied with your chain of thoughts and explanations.

The comments

While this method is not for the faint at heart, it can be a powerful studying tool especially when you have a lot of academic persons surrounding you. Many persons love to comment and correct others of their mistakes so you can use this to your advantage to study for exams and tests.

Furthermore, the more unique and accurate perspectives you get, the wider your ideas and thinking on a subject become. It is good to get great information from others in your field of study since you don’t know everything, will never see them and they might have years of experience at their hands. Just be sure to mention that you are not knowledgeable and corrections are welcomed.

Conclusion

Studying by social media is a great way to push yourself, interact with persons on a certain subject and use a platform that so many of us already engage on. While it is a powerful way to study, you should still be mindful of your mental state and how criticisms can form on these platforms.

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