How to Study

Chi constantly ebbs and flows around and through us in ever-shifting patterns and levels of intensity. Modern science authentica ...

Consider the potential that this vision holds: We are all con- nected, part of the oneness of the universe. It is a point of ori ...

■ Don’t get hung up on single words or sentences, but dolook up (in the dictionary) key words that you must understand in order ...

Most importantly, read at the speed that’s comfortable for you. Though I canread extremely fast, I chooseto read novels much mor ...

■ Desire.You remember what youchooseto remember. If you do not want to retain some piece of information or don’t believe you can ...

Broad concepts can be retained more easily than details. Master the generalities, and the details will fall into place. If you t ...

■ Allow yourself to react to what you’re studying. Associating new information with what you already know will make it easier to ...

I used to use a little shorthand method to help me remember written materials. I’d draw vertical lines close to the text to assi ...

Understand, Don’t Memorize Approach any text with the intent of understandingit rather than memorizing it. Understanding is a ke ...

■ We fail to make the material meaningful. ■ We did not learn prerequisite material. ■ We fail to grasp what is to be remembered ...

Review. Quiz yourself on those things you must remember. Develop some system by which you review notes at least three times bef ...

Reading the classics—ancient and contemporary—will probably make you a better reader; it will certainly make you more well-read. ...

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“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.” —Jean de la Bruyere W e all have problems ...

So you resign yourselves to caffeine-fueled all-nighters, cramming for tests, and forgetting about time-consuming activities lik ...

Reduces your tendency to procrastinate. Once you have a realistic idea of the specific things you must accomplish and know that ...

Helps you evaluate your progress. If you know you have to read an average of 75 pages a week to keep up in your business manage ...

Now the bad news: The first step to managing your time should be deciding just what is important...and what isn’t. Difficult as ...

Identify the Starting Line You can’t race off to your ultimate goal until you figure out where your starting line is. So the fir ...

Chapter 4 ■How to Organize Your TIme 81 Where Does Your Time Go? Hrs./Day Days/Wk Hrs./Wk Meals 7 (including prep and cleanup) ...