Taking notes while applying math strategy for SE and TC questions

GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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I’ve noticed that my accuracy improves significantly when I simplify concepts and write down key ideas, as well as the logical relationships between them. However, I’m concerned about the long-term time investment required for this approach.

For example, here’s an annotation for a one-blanker:

X was extremely successful… (+) | yet (-) | X was unsuccessful (-)…

Any expert guidance or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

At present, I’m on Session 8 of the 1-Month Verbal Plan, and it’s been about a month since I began preparing for the GRE. I am aiming for a 330+

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@gregmat / @ganesh Any comments?

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Can you use this approach for now and slowly bring down the time so you’re faster?

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@gregmat

Yes, I think with more practicee I should be able to bring down the time, but I was wondering whether I should start eyeballing math strategy for these questions and just annotate the semantic guesses. Should I do it once I am done with Week 2 of the 1 Month Plan or now itself or should I not think about it right now? I am currently halfway done with Week 2

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When you say “eyeball,” do you mean do the math strategy in your head?

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@gregmat Yes, that is what I mean

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Yes, you can give it a shot

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@gregmat

Finally, after learning all the TC/SE strategies, is that what we should all strive to achieve? especially due to the time constraint?

I am pretty sure that my accuracy would be better if I note down the logic word and the simplified/summarized ideas, but the only issue is that it takes significant time.

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Perhaps, but the more you do something, the faster you get at it

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@gregmat
So would you suggest that I work on improving the accuracy of doing math strategy in my head (eyeballing the math strategy) or that I work on increasing the speed of noting down the math strategy?
I don’t know if I could do both.

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@slowBro don’t misuse pings - they are to be used only when needed.

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You can do a combination of both. In untimed practice, take as much time as you need. In timed practice, you can work on increasing speed.

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