Secret 38/59: Use the “Part & Whole Method” While Studying Drawings and Diagrams

 

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Secret 38/59: Use the “Part & Whole Method” While Studying Drawings and Diagrams

What do you understand by “Part & Whole Method”?

First, take the whole.

Then break it into parts.

Then study each part.

Then reconstruct the whole again.

That is the method.

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Step 1: See the Diagram as a Whole

Before studying details:

• Look at the entire diagram.
• Understand its overall structure.
• Do not immediately go into labels.

The first job is identification.

Recognize what the diagram represents.

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Important Warning: Do Not Underline

Underlining is one of the worst habits for studying diagrams.

Why?

Because when you underline, your brain says:

“I will come back and see it later.”

That is a false comfort.

Underlining creates the illusion of learning.

Instead:

• Observe.
• Close the book.
• Reproduce.

That is real learning.

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Step 2: Break into Structural Parts

Do not first divide based on function.

Divide based on structure.

For example:

If a diagram has:

• 4 parts → divide into left and right.
• 10 parts → group into 3–4 sections.
• 25–30 parts (like in medical diagrams) → first count them.

Yes.

Count them.

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Step 3: Count Before Studying

Before worrying about content, ask:

How many parts are there?

1
2
3
4
5
…

If you don’t even know how many parts there are, you cannot master the diagram.

Counting gives mental boundaries.

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Step 4: Learn Names First

Before learning functions:

Learn the names of all parts correctly.

Ask yourself:

“Can I name all the parts?”

If not, do not proceed.

Names are anchors.

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Step 5: Study Part by Part

Now:

• Take 2 parts.
• Study them.
• Close the book.
• Recall them.

Then take the next 2 parts.

Repeat.

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Step 6: Reproduce Without Looking

After finishing all parts:

Take a fresh sheet of paper.

Try to redraw the entire diagram.

Do not look at the book.

If you miss something, you will immediately know.

Then cross-check.

This is powerful training.

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Very Important Strategy

Do not start with the most complicated diagram.

Start with a simple one.

Master the method.

Then move to complex diagrams.

You will notice:

Once you master the first few diagrams,
the rest become easier.

Because patterns repeat.

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Applies Beyond Diagrams

This method works for:

• Tables
• Flow charts
• Accountancy formats
• Engineering drawings
• Circuit diagrams
• Architecture plans

In many subjects, correct diagrams alone can fetch high marks.

Even if your theory is average.

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Final Structure of the Method

1. See the whole.
2. Break into parts.
3. Count parts.
4. Learn names.
5. Study part-by-part.
6. Reproduce.
7. Cross-check.

Do not copy.

Reproduce.

That is Secret 38 of the 59 Secrets to Studying.

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