Top tips to learn quickly

JOIN SURVEYEAH! Kids can and should practice the skill of learning if they want a fighting chance at fulfilling all those lofty goals their parents set for them. If you want to learn the guitar, don't think about performing all the parts at once. Set the smaller, more measurable goal of learning a few easy chords, how to strum correctly, and how to put those chords together.

The better your notes are, the faster y
ou'll learn. Knowing how to take thorough and accurate notes will help you remember concepts, gain a deeper understanding of the topic and develop meaningful learning skills.

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some basic tips for note-taking include:

• ·        Listen and take notes in your own words.
• ·        Leave spaces and lines between main ideas so you can revisit them later and add information.
• ·        Develop a consistent system of abbreviations and symbols to save time.
• ·        Write in phrases, not complete sentences.
• ·        Learn to pull out important information and ignore trivial information.

If you imagine that you’ll need to teach someone else the material or task you are trying to grasp, you can speed up your learning and remember more. Simply reading and re-reading texts or notes is not actively engaging in the material. It is simply re-reading your notes. Only ‘doing’ the readings for the class is not studying. It is simply doing the reading for class. Re-reading leads to quick forgetting.

 In addition to learning the material more deeply, spacing out your work helps stave off procrastination. Rather than having to face the dreaded project for four hours on Monday, you can face the dreaded project for 30 minutes each day. The shorter, more consistent time to work on a dreaded project is likely to be more acceptable and less likely to be delayed to the last minute. Finally, if you have to memorize material for class (names, dates, formulas), it is best to make flashcards for this material and review them periodically throughout the day rather than one long, memorization session

Controlling your schedule and your distractions will help you to accomplish your goals. Beware of ‘easy’ weeks. This is the calm before the storm. Lighter work weeks are a great time to get ahead on work or to start long projects. Use the extra hours to get ahead on assignments or start big projects or papers. You should plan to work on every class every week even if you don’t have anything due. In fact, it is preferable to do some work for each of your classes every day. Spending 30 minutes per class each day will add up to three hours per week, but spreading this time out over six days is more effective than cramming it all in during one long three-hour session.