🔗 See the System, Not the Pieces

The notes don’t simply list information. They show how different parts connect.

For example, on the Duty of Care slide:

• Caparo Test is numbered 1-2-3, linked with colored arrows.
• Robinson limits are placed as a correction to Caparo, visually modifying the rule.
• Omissions and exceptions are grouped as a branch related to proximity.

📌 Memory benefit: The more connections you see, the easier retrieval becomes. You remember the “map”, not random facts.

👁 You Learn by Observing, Not Reading

Unlike traditional notes, these are processed visually, not mechanically read.

• You explore the structure, arrows, colours, cases placed in positions of meaning.
• You memorise patterns (e.g., 1-2-3 test, exceptions, leading cases).

📌 Better recall: Visual encoding + spatial memory = better recall than linear text.

🎨 Visual Cues Make You Remember

• Key tests use numbers
• Key cases use distinct bubbles
• Exceptions use bullet arrows and colour
• Concepts use shapes (boxes, flows)

On the Duty of Care page, e.g.:

• Caparo = yellow arrow box
• Robinson correction = green correction bubble
• Neighbour principle = purple bubble

📌 Close your eyes: remember the picture like a photo.
This is called visuo-spatial memory, used in high-performance learning.

💡 Initial Difficulty = Better Learning

At first, you must think through the page, not passively read it.

That effort forces deep processing → that is where real memory forms.

• Neuroscience principle: Effort strengthens long-term memory (desirable difficulty theory).
• That’s why after a few days, students suddenly realise:

“I remember so much more than from reading a book.”