I know it's summer. The books have been sold back to the bookstore for a gut-wrenching fraction of what you paid for them. The sun is out and thinking about studying is about number 3,496 on your list of things to do.
Don't worry, this post will be here when you get back into the swing of school.
Kim Roach, prolific writer at The Optimized Life offers six great study tips. These are great ideas and ones that will boost your study life in all the right directions. She posted her list at lifehack.org. I'll give you the headings, you follow the links to get more details.
Flashcards
Create the Right Environment
Use Acronyms to Remember Information
Listen to music.
Rewrite your notes.
Engage Your Emotions.
Make Associations.
It's not rocket science...but these ideas would help if that's what you were studying (all the rocket scientists in the room please raise your hand!).
Link: How To Study
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Do you have any study habits that produce better results?
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT: Add yours to the comments below.
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Tim Milburn
Student Leadership Trainer & Tool Maker
www.studentlinc.net
Hey Tim, Great information here. A trick that I use right now that I started using in my Comm 101 class was writing notes on my note cards for a speech. These were just quick, few word reminders. Examples of ones that I've used are: Hand Movement, Smile, Eye Contact, etc.
Posted by: Rohit Rohila | June 24, 2007 at 05:23 PM