top five hints for effective studying

Top Five Hints for Effective Studying

ByNalaka Gamage

www.auroracs.lk

Study with a vision• Never narrow down studying mere for passing

exams• Under open economy, no one cares certificates

alone any more• Learn with passion and vision to be a creative

and talented professional• Remember that certificates will be handy only

if you can excel on what you do and not vise versa

Study & fun should not be mutually exclusive

• If you do not enjoy what you study in general, you may have selected a wrong field

• If you do not enjoy studying , you may not enjoy being a professional in that field too

• Take serious decision to move to a field that you truly like

• If you enjoy what you do, the success will always follow

Be an active listener

• Mere listening to a lecture is a classic examples of passive learning

• It never works that way !• Be an active listener• Engage in a dialogue with the lecturer• Take notes proactively

Be an active learner

• Reading lines and lines of text in the hope of being memorized never works !

• Be an active reader/learner• Highlight key points• Make mind maps or short notes while

studying• Help others explaining what you have learnt

Drink lot of water while studying

• Studying release lot of mental energy• Do not let yourself physically tired• Drink lots of water to make you fresh• Having a deep breadth in the break also helps

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