If You’re a High School Student
You should be particularly comfortable with the format of the book—
its relatively short sentences and paragraphs, occasionally humorous
(hopefully) headings and subheadings, and the language used. I wrote
it with you in mind!
But you should also be uncomfortable with the fact that you’re
already in the middle of your school years— the period that will
drastically affect, one way or the other, all the restof your career—
and you still don’t know how to study! Don’t lose another minute.
Make learning how to study and mastering allof the study skills in
this book your absolute priority.
If You’re a Middle School Student
Congratulations! You’re learning how to study at preciselythe right
time. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grades—before that sometimes-
cosmic leap to high school—is without a doubt the period in which
all these study skills should be mastered, since doing so will make
high school not just easier, but a far more positive and successful
experience.
If You’re a “Traditional” College Student
...age 18 to 25, I hope you are tackling one or two of the study skills
you failed to master in high school (in which case I highly recommend
you also read the other books in my How to Study Program).
Otherwise, I can’t see how you’re ever going to succeed in college.
(Then again, I can’t figure out how you managed to get intocollege.)
If you are starting from scratch, my advice is the same as to the high
school students reading this book: Drop everything and make it your
number one priority. Do not pass Go. Do not order pizza.
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