How to Become a Top Student and Unlock the Amazing Power of Your Brain

I was a mediocre K–12 student but graduated #1 in my medical school class. Here’s how I did it.

David Handel, MD
Better Humans
Published in
18 min readMay 3, 2019

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My personal academic growth (all illustrations courtesy of Lev Mazin)

Carol Dweck’s research has proven that with a growth mindset, you can achieve way more than you ever dreamed. But being successful in school, particularly in university, is a complex…

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Co-founder iDoRecall.com. Helping students achieve academic success. Retired MD. Graduated #1 in my med school class using proven cog-sci learning techniques.