You Need to Have Fun.

I was asked (informally, unofficially, and indirectly), to share my effective learning/studying methods and/or experiences with my fellow friends.

But I won't be doing that because I don't really know what are my learning/studying methods are. Those who knows me, knows how I am during classes. I also can't memorize things swiftly and accurately. So I won't be telling things that you should or must do. Instead, I'll just tell you what I think you could do to improve yourself, and become better than me. Yes, I know, the title seems to have no connection to the contents. But who cares?

Let's begin.

Focus

One of the most important thing is to focus during the lectures. Listen to what the lecturers are lecturing about. Don't just hear. If you miss something, don't ask about it to the nearest person. You may disrupt their focus. Instead, wait until the lecturer repeats, or pauses. Same goes to books. Focus on your reading. If you want to ask something to/from someone, and they're reading, wait until they look away from the book, or close the book before you ask. Once you know what it was all about, move on to the next step.


Understand

Repeat the things you know in your head if you have to. And try to use the least amount of knowledge digestion, so that you will be able to focus when the lecture continues. Analyze the bits of  information, study the connection, observe the results, et cetera, et cetera. Do what you can to understand. You'll know when you do understand something, and you'll know when you don't. After understanding the lecture, or text, or anything, you won't want to forget it. So, I'm sure you can predict what you should do next. If you predicted it right, I'm sure it'll be

Notes

Don't just copy whatever that's written there on the screen, whiteboard, blackboard, or book. Write what you understand. Draw if you need to. Notes are quite important. They can act as a reminder of what you understood from what you listened or read. If you copy what was written, then you'll have to try to understand it again for the second time when you read your notes. So try to not waste time and write what you understood in your own words.

In the end, you'll need to have some fun. Real fun. All work and no play makes Jack a workaholic or a sad depressed stressed-out boy. Both are bad. You can learn better if you like what you learn.

And that's quite all for this post. I don't really have much to say or type you know. So enjoy this post. Spread it out if you want to, but be sure to provide a link back to this blog. Thank you for reading. And enjoy this little video.



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