Assumptions

Necessary Assumptions vs. Sufficient Assumptions Necessary Assumptions – Definition Necessary Assumptions – Examples Necessary Assumptions – Discussion Sufficient Assumptions – Definition Sufficient Assumptions – Examples In each of these arguments, the premise leads to a conclusion. The sufficient assumption in each case is the unstated premise that the condition described …

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Why Gmat preparation is hard and how to do it

gmat preparation

This post is about GMAT preparation and a lot more. It’s a post about having the right mindset for learning new life skills. Adopting a positive mindset starts by acknowledging the challenges that are more than just intellectual. In this post I will: Explain why GMAT preparation is hard. Define …

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Why you failed the GMAT – 10000 hours of mastery

Two points to understand why you failed the GMAT To understand why you failed the GMAT, you must understand two things very well: Mastery What the GMAT is and what it measures Mastery Mastery is a term popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, and very briefly suggests that you must practice a …

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Gmat anxiety, the lizard brain and common sense

Gmat anxiety

Gmat anxiety is a main cause of test day under performance. It is common to tell oneself to ‘be less stressed’ or to ‘get over your anxiety’. But, there is little value in forcing yourself to calm down. Over the course of millions of years the human brain evolved into …

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Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, and the GMAT

Gmat problem solving

The first 20 seconds of this video tell you everything you need to know to beat the GMAT and to beat anything in life really: Problem Solving. How do you solve problems? You draw in information from your surroundings. Anything and everything available in your surroundings to understand problems you …

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