#Silly mistakes

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devout wigeon
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I'm losing like 10-20 marks min every test, I tried to improve my mental capability but can't stop doing dumb errors like "5040×2 = 1080" and just things like that, any advice?

heady dawn
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keep a record of such errors and review them before giving a test (like the morning of the test wake up a lil more early and go thru this mistake log)

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helped me not do the same mistakes (i still commit new ones)

devout wigeon
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How much time should I give to the

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Reviewing the analysis before the test

wild kelp
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i do more though, 20-25 marks per test

limpid falcon
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for me silly mistakes either happened when I didn't read the question properly and skipped words, or when my pen and brain were out of sync

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for the first issue, stay awake and refreshed when giving the test and don't read questions on autopilot

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it might be slower but that's better than losing marks innit

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for the second issue, its often because I thought of the approach and then just turned my brain off when doing calculations, or when I was thinking of the next step while calculating the first step

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you should be actively thinking about whatever you're writing and paying attention to it

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if you're doing a multiplication, think of only that multiplication

devout wigeon
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Like skipping more steps on paper and doing them mentally

devout wigeon
limpid falcon
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if you're doing calc mistakes on paper, it means you need to back up not go full throttle

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go slower it's fine, speed will come with proficiency

devout wigeon
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Like I do things like 3x3=6 on paper

limpid falcon
devout wigeon
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Hmm isee

limpid falcon
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you just end up going fast and sloppy

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first develop more presence and awareness towards your calculations on paper

devout wigeon
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Yeah that makes sense

limpid falcon
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then when you feel you're good enough at it, do stuff mentally