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If you're entering this thread or simply hovering over the title, you are thinking of advancing you educational career or simply looking for a solution to the problem you are facing in school/college.
Lets go through some symptoms that you might be very familiar with:
-You read a chapter and don't remember most of it after five minutes; sound familiar?
-You start reading but your eyes start closing and the melatonin is increasing; sound familiar?
-You tell all your friends (no offense to those who are without) that you studied for __ hours and that you will Ace the exam/quiz only to find out you did terrible; sound familiar?
-You study vocabulary for the exam because that's what exams are made of right? Then they ask for examples that you've never seen before; sound familiar?
-You take a test thinking you know everything but the grade is Sub-Par; sound familiar?
Well if any of those seem familiar, you might be a phaggot. J/k. You might be doing bad/decent at your respected school/university/college.
Now I'm not here to guarantee all those who read this post a 4.0 simply and easily with a rep-back guarantee. No. I'm here to tell you that YOU CAN change your behaviors IF you read AND use the techniques that will follow.
Veryserious.jpeg
Ready to get started? You ready misc or anyone that stumbles on this thread? You ready to get those grades you've always wanted (or not) and to go "Feelsgoodman.jpg" in real life (IRL)?
Step 1: Diagnose YOUR problem.
-Look. I don't know what your issue is. Maybe you procrastinate too much or maybe you party too much (jk this is the misc). Maybe you are just plain stupid (we can change this; no offense). Maybe you are intelligent but feel as if you don't put enough effort.
-Have you ever said to yourself "Oh man I wish I put in more effort like Timmy did and got an A. I'm not stupid I know that. herp derp."?
-Did you ever try to change that? If yes, please keep on reading as there are some valuable tips below. If no, keep reading also please.
-Lets go through this diagnosis together. Here are some problem areas that I want you to either mentally or physically note down. Most of you will probably mentally note it, some of you physically, and some will say this is a waste of time and skip the diagnosis. To each their own.
These are problems and you must check which apply to you:
-Reading the text
------>(understanding the material, concentrating, recalling what you read, distracted realy easily)
-Time Management
------>(not planning your time, no time to study, not using time to study, sticking to study schedule)
-Getting the Most out of Class
------>(paying attention in class, not going to classes, not understanding the important stuff)
-Taking Notes
------>(notes aren't helpful, notes aren't organized)
-Taking Tests
------>(Trouble recalling info, text anxiety, trouble with multiple choice, trouble with fill in the blank, trouble with essays, trouble knowing what will be on the test, switching from definitions to examples)
I know that may have been a lot and you may have had many problems listed above. Remember we are here to fix those and YOU will do it. Remember to just jot down what problems you need to focus on and improve; you can do it.
Step 2: LEARN
-You know that you weren't born knowing how to type (ib4 matrix jokes and ib4 i was OP)
-You learned all the things you do today and in fact I bet that you were terrible at something when you first started it. Like take racquetball for example, I started playing a month ago. And oh my gods was I bad, never ran to the ball and expected it to come to me. Now I am much more improved and getting better daily.
-When you first start something, you might go "this isn't working or this is too hard." Perhaps this is why most of your "bros" quit going to the gym after a month or two when starting lifting.
-You MUST stop thinking about that garbage. Remember practice DOES make perfect. Don't be ******ed (no offense) and stop before you even begin. wtfsloth.gif
By this time you must be like, "Man wtf is he rambling on about, I know who I am, get to the good stuff."
My response is: "Cmon bro's aren't we trying to change that impatient approach to reading? Man up or gtfo."
Short-Term Memory (STM) (some of the good stuff)
-Did you know that your STM can hold 7 pieces of information for about 30 seconds or less? Now you know.
-You can extend that time from 30 seconds to whatever by repeating it over and over. This is called maintenance rehearsal.
-BUT, once you stop repeating it, that info quickly leaves. Sound familiar? I know that I've experienced that when studying the Animal kingdom.
-MOST of you study in ways that gets the information into short-term memory (like studying hours before the test or even minutes in some retired cases) and not in ways that get the information into long term memory.
Long-Term Memory (LTM)(the BEST stuff)
-As I write this thread listening to the soundtrack from Harry Potter, I seem to remember the names quite well from the movies and even can picture the faces of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in my mind. Can you? If you've seen the movies, you probably can.
-Did you know that long-term memory can hold an INFINITE amount of information for an UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME? Probably not. Well now you know.
-At this point, people are getting sick and many will probably skip to the end to see what exactly they need to do for study habits. Go ahead people, I don't have a problem, just know that a miscer that reads the entire thing might be making more money than you in the future. U mad? Comeathimbro.pdf
-The main thing is transferring memory from STM to LTM. You do that by using "elaborative rehearsal."
-It's not the same thing as maintenance rehearsal because it actually involves you making the information meaningful to YOU. You can be a phaggot and say "This has deep meaning to me" or you can be wise and interact with the material in an ACTIVE way.
-Oh boy or girl, here he goes with the active stuff (for the first time; fail sentence is fail).
-Some examples of elaborative rehearsal are listed below:
--->Putting info into a story (Like the bicep went to the store to buy some protein to increase muscle mass)
--->Putting info into a rhyme (Miscers are pissers because pee contains water)
--->Forming visual images of the information or forming associations with people/things you are familiar with.
--->Organizing it into categories or putting it into your own words (most common thing teachers say when asking you to paraphrase paragraphs that you end up plagiarizing anyway, u mad?)
-Being ACTIVE with the information and aim for UNDERSTANDING and not simply repeating words "blah blah blah by Ke$ha" are the keys. Repetition only gets you size and a "toned body." Ya u mad.
Getting more information into STM and LTM
-Remember (or not) that info has to go from STM to get into LTM and that STM holds 7 pieces of info (give or take a few). You must be going WTF OP textbooks have thousands of words, notsureifsrs.jpg.
-STM holds UNITS or chunks of information and a strategy to increase the amont of information being held in STM is to include more information in each chunk.
-Whenever you use the world "alphabet" you are chunking. You took 26 letters A-Z and combined them into one word that allows you to recognize all 26 of them. Mind=blown? Maybe.
-Making outlines is a good way to chunk information (here come the groans). You gotta do work to be doing work son.
-Main ideas to get out of this subsection:
--->STM
--------->LTM
--------------->Outlines/Chunking/Active Rehearsal
Some of you may be wondering when and where the F do I study to get that A (seewhatididthar?).
Step 3: When and WHERE to study.
-Clearly you don't have exams everyday and if you do you are probably in a lucid dream so pls go.
-You are probably wondering if its good to study very hard the night before or to spread out your studying time. Most of you have skipped this part or left the thread way above. Some of you are skipping ahead to read the next good parts. Be my guest. Again, it is YOUR behavior, not mine.
-As far as studying goes, the best time to study is RIGHT AFTER CLASS (serious).
-Before going to class, just glance at the material so you know what the teacher is talking about. This takes a matter of 5 min. Instead of miscing for 5 min, do something important for once (ib4negs).
-The process of studying in small chunks over a period of time (maybe 15 minutes each day? You decide.) will help you to not say "OMG test in 10 min, did not study el oh el." Thats just plain stupidity. Come at me Frat brahs.
-Most of your professors and or teachers lecture the course so that the material builds upon itself.
-You SHOULD set apart a specific time everyday to study. It's worth it.
-Oh and if you are studying with the TV on, Facebook open, music on (ehh), roommate talking, then you are studying WRONG.
-Here are some places that I recommend you study in:
--->Library
---->A desk or your own special widdle pwace.
----->In classroom itself after class is over and there isn't another class coming in.
-State dependent learning is proven and it does work. Basically says that you do better on examinations if you take them in the same environment you studied in. So find a place that resembles a quiet classroom and get to work. This works especially well for the SAT, ACT, AP exams, College Exams, CLEP Exams, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, etc;
-Please don't have distractions like the TV, phone or friends (lolwutarefriends.rar)
-Remember, specific place, specific time, specific duration of study.
If the above does not work for you, talk to a tutor. Most campuses and high schools have free tutors. This is real life.
*Disclaimer*
Those of you wondering where I got this info from, I acquired it from Psychology researchers and my professors themselves and their experiences.
I honestly hope that you change the way you do things because it can only help and cannot hurt. This is me wishing you lots of Good luck and much praise. You can do it brah.
in b4 tl;dr
If you're entering this thread or simply hovering over the title, you are thinking of advancing you educational career or simply looking for a solution to the problem you are facing in school/college.
Lets go through some symptoms that you might be very familiar with:
-You read a chapter and don't remember most of it after five minutes; sound familiar?
-You start reading but your eyes start closing and the melatonin is increasing; sound familiar?
-You tell all your friends (no offense to those who are without) that you studied for __ hours and that you will Ace the exam/quiz only to find out you did terrible; sound familiar?
-You study vocabulary for the exam because that's what exams are made of right? Then they ask for examples that you've never seen before; sound familiar?
-You take a test thinking you know everything but the grade is Sub-Par; sound familiar?
Well if any of those seem familiar, you might be a phaggot. J/k. You might be doing bad/decent at your respected school/university/college.
Now I'm not here to guarantee all those who read this post a 4.0 simply and easily with a rep-back guarantee. No. I'm here to tell you that YOU CAN change your behaviors IF you read AND use the techniques that will follow.
Veryserious.jpeg
Ready to get started? You ready misc or anyone that stumbles on this thread? You ready to get those grades you've always wanted (or not) and to go "Feelsgoodman.jpg" in real life (IRL)?
Step 1: Diagnose YOUR problem.
-Look. I don't know what your issue is. Maybe you procrastinate too much or maybe you party too much (jk this is the misc). Maybe you are just plain stupid (we can change this; no offense). Maybe you are intelligent but feel as if you don't put enough effort.
-Have you ever said to yourself "Oh man I wish I put in more effort like Timmy did and got an A. I'm not stupid I know that. herp derp."?
-Did you ever try to change that? If yes, please keep on reading as there are some valuable tips below. If no, keep reading also please.
-Lets go through this diagnosis together. Here are some problem areas that I want you to either mentally or physically note down. Most of you will probably mentally note it, some of you physically, and some will say this is a waste of time and skip the diagnosis. To each their own.
These are problems and you must check which apply to you:
-Reading the text
------>(understanding the material, concentrating, recalling what you read, distracted realy easily)
-Time Management
------>(not planning your time, no time to study, not using time to study, sticking to study schedule)
-Getting the Most out of Class
------>(paying attention in class, not going to classes, not understanding the important stuff)
-Taking Notes
------>(notes aren't helpful, notes aren't organized)
-Taking Tests
------>(Trouble recalling info, text anxiety, trouble with multiple choice, trouble with fill in the blank, trouble with essays, trouble knowing what will be on the test, switching from definitions to examples)
I know that may have been a lot and you may have had many problems listed above. Remember we are here to fix those and YOU will do it. Remember to just jot down what problems you need to focus on and improve; you can do it.
Step 2: LEARN
-You know that you weren't born knowing how to type (ib4 matrix jokes and ib4 i was OP)
-You learned all the things you do today and in fact I bet that you were terrible at something when you first started it. Like take racquetball for example, I started playing a month ago. And oh my gods was I bad, never ran to the ball and expected it to come to me. Now I am much more improved and getting better daily.
-When you first start something, you might go "this isn't working or this is too hard." Perhaps this is why most of your "bros" quit going to the gym after a month or two when starting lifting.
-You MUST stop thinking about that garbage. Remember practice DOES make perfect. Don't be ******ed (no offense) and stop before you even begin. wtfsloth.gif
By this time you must be like, "Man wtf is he rambling on about, I know who I am, get to the good stuff."
My response is: "Cmon bro's aren't we trying to change that impatient approach to reading? Man up or gtfo."
Short-Term Memory (STM) (some of the good stuff)
-Did you know that your STM can hold 7 pieces of information for about 30 seconds or less? Now you know.
-You can extend that time from 30 seconds to whatever by repeating it over and over. This is called maintenance rehearsal.
-BUT, once you stop repeating it, that info quickly leaves. Sound familiar? I know that I've experienced that when studying the Animal kingdom.
-MOST of you study in ways that gets the information into short-term memory (like studying hours before the test or even minutes in some retired cases) and not in ways that get the information into long term memory.
Long-Term Memory (LTM)(the BEST stuff)
-As I write this thread listening to the soundtrack from Harry Potter, I seem to remember the names quite well from the movies and even can picture the faces of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in my mind. Can you? If you've seen the movies, you probably can.
-Did you know that long-term memory can hold an INFINITE amount of information for an UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME? Probably not. Well now you know.
-At this point, people are getting sick and many will probably skip to the end to see what exactly they need to do for study habits. Go ahead people, I don't have a problem, just know that a miscer that reads the entire thing might be making more money than you in the future. U mad? Comeathimbro.pdf
-The main thing is transferring memory from STM to LTM. You do that by using "elaborative rehearsal."
-It's not the same thing as maintenance rehearsal because it actually involves you making the information meaningful to YOU. You can be a phaggot and say "This has deep meaning to me" or you can be wise and interact with the material in an ACTIVE way.
-Oh boy or girl, here he goes with the active stuff (for the first time; fail sentence is fail).
-Some examples of elaborative rehearsal are listed below:
--->Putting info into a story (Like the bicep went to the store to buy some protein to increase muscle mass)
--->Putting info into a rhyme (Miscers are pissers because pee contains water)
--->Forming visual images of the information or forming associations with people/things you are familiar with.
--->Organizing it into categories or putting it into your own words (most common thing teachers say when asking you to paraphrase paragraphs that you end up plagiarizing anyway, u mad?)
-Being ACTIVE with the information and aim for UNDERSTANDING and not simply repeating words "blah blah blah by Ke$ha" are the keys. Repetition only gets you size and a "toned body." Ya u mad.
Getting more information into STM and LTM
-Remember (or not) that info has to go from STM to get into LTM and that STM holds 7 pieces of info (give or take a few). You must be going WTF OP textbooks have thousands of words, notsureifsrs.jpg.
-STM holds UNITS or chunks of information and a strategy to increase the amont of information being held in STM is to include more information in each chunk.
-Whenever you use the world "alphabet" you are chunking. You took 26 letters A-Z and combined them into one word that allows you to recognize all 26 of them. Mind=blown? Maybe.
-Making outlines is a good way to chunk information (here come the groans). You gotta do work to be doing work son.
-Main ideas to get out of this subsection:
--->STM
--------->LTM
--------------->Outlines/Chunking/Active Rehearsal
Some of you may be wondering when and where the F do I study to get that A (seewhatididthar?).
Step 3: When and WHERE to study.
-Clearly you don't have exams everyday and if you do you are probably in a lucid dream so pls go.
-You are probably wondering if its good to study very hard the night before or to spread out your studying time. Most of you have skipped this part or left the thread way above. Some of you are skipping ahead to read the next good parts. Be my guest. Again, it is YOUR behavior, not mine.
-As far as studying goes, the best time to study is RIGHT AFTER CLASS (serious).
-Before going to class, just glance at the material so you know what the teacher is talking about. This takes a matter of 5 min. Instead of miscing for 5 min, do something important for once (ib4negs).
-The process of studying in small chunks over a period of time (maybe 15 minutes each day? You decide.) will help you to not say "OMG test in 10 min, did not study el oh el." Thats just plain stupidity. Come at me Frat brahs.
-Most of your professors and or teachers lecture the course so that the material builds upon itself.
-You SHOULD set apart a specific time everyday to study. It's worth it.
-Oh and if you are studying with the TV on, Facebook open, music on (ehh), roommate talking, then you are studying WRONG.
-Here are some places that I recommend you study in:
--->Library
---->A desk or your own special widdle pwace.
----->In classroom itself after class is over and there isn't another class coming in.
-State dependent learning is proven and it does work. Basically says that you do better on examinations if you take them in the same environment you studied in. So find a place that resembles a quiet classroom and get to work. This works especially well for the SAT, ACT, AP exams, College Exams, CLEP Exams, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, etc;
-Please don't have distractions like the TV, phone or friends (lolwutarefriends.rar)
-Remember, specific place, specific time, specific duration of study.
If the above does not work for you, talk to a tutor. Most campuses and high schools have free tutors. This is real life.
*Disclaimer*
Those of you wondering where I got this info from, I acquired it from Psychology researchers and my professors themselves and their experiences.
I honestly hope that you change the way you do things because it can only help and cannot hurt. This is me wishing you lots of Good luck and much praise. You can do it brah.
in b4 tl;dr
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