[2.5 hours] Young Architects Academy: Contracts B101 – part one, watch video.
What I need to step in and say here is that “watch video” is very insufficient terminology for what actually takes place. Watching the video entails watching a brief (1-2 sentence) piece of the video, pausing the video to take notes, pulling up the contract file and reading the full text referred to in the video, sometimes re-watching the brief segment of the video, and then finally moving on to the next 1-2 sentence segment.
The idea of studying for the ARE is that, if you do it well, the process of studying will help you to become a better architect. Rushing through the material won’t satisfy that goal. Sure you might pass a test here or there, but you won’t really understand the material and how it’s used to enhance the practice of architecture.
My goal is to become a better architect. The B101 – part one video is over 2 hours long. At this point I’ve spent more than double that time with it and am only at the beginning of article 3, out of 13. That’s to be expected and should be planned for. If something takes less time, great, but if not, you’ll be prepared. My next task is going to be to take the notes I’ve taken so far and create flashcards of the material.
When I’ve created flashcards, I use them whenever possible and that time might not appear in this list. If I’m in line at the grocery store I can get through quite a few cards. If I’m waiting at the doctors office, I can maybe get through another stack. I use Quizlet, so they are always accessible through the app on my phone.
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