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How to Become a Straight-A Student (NO PROCRASTINATION (Daily Work…
How to Become a Straight-A Student
5 Minute Time Management
Jot down to-dos as they come
Plan every morning, Review every night
Give realistic time-frames, reschedule if you don't have time
NO PROCRASTINATION
Daily Work Progress Journal, with successes/failures and reasons
Eat healthy
Transform horrible tasks into 'big events' to help you start
Build work routines/cues, don't rely on motivation
Choose 'Hard Days' in advance to minimise their impact
LOCATION, TIME, DURATION
Finish off work in the mornings & afternoons
End by 5 pm
Study in isolated conditions
Take a 10 min? break every hour
TAKE SMART NOTES
Take the best notes possible in class
Question/Evidence/Conclusion format for non tech-courses
Record as many sample problems for technical courses
DEMOTE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS
Work a little daily on large assignments
Reading Hierarchy:
Readings that make an argument
... describe an event or person...
... provide context..
Take reading notes in Q/E/C format
Work in groups on problem sets
MARSHAL YOUR RESOURCES
Know exactly what the test will cover
Cluster your notes for non-technical courses
Build mega-problem sets for technical courses
CONQUER THE MATERIAL
Embrace the Quiz-&-Recall method
Used spaced repetition for memorisation
INVEST IN 'ACADEMIC DISASTER INSURANCE'
Eliminate doubts (
?
)as soon as possible
PROVIDE A+ ANSWERS
Look over the whole test
Manage time for each question + 10 min review at the end
Answer difficult questions first
Write out min-outlines before writing essays
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