If your grades are average to good, you will see a definite improve-
ment. If you are on the borderline of the pass/fail range, you will
benefit considerably. If good study habits are in place but rusty as a
result of years away from the classroom, How to Studywill be the
perfect refresher for you.
And if you are one of those “gifted” 2 percent, I stillthink you’ll
find many helpful techniques in these pages.
Who Is This Book Really For?
While I originally wrote How to Studyfor high school students, I’ve
discovered over the years that I could probably count on only a
couple of hands the number of such students who actually bought
a copy of the book.
The surprise was that so many of the people buying How to Study
(and writing me reams of letters along the way) were adults. Yes, a
number of them were returning to school and saw How to Studyas a
great refresher. And some were long out of school but had figured
out that if they can learn nowthe study skills their teachers never
taught them (or they never took the time to learn), they will do
better in their careers.
All too many were parents who had the same lament: “How do I get
Johnny to read (study, do better on tests, remember more, get
better grades)? If all his classes were on PlayStation, he’d be an A
student!”
So I want to briefly take the time to address every one of the audi-
ences for this book and discuss some of the factors particular to each
of you.
x How to Study