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                    simple logic behind this is one likes to     can  get  study  material  and  videos
                    watch  colour  films  instead  of  black     easily. Do you like to watch a movie
                    and white films. Mind maps are other         or read a book instead? Things which
                    forms  of  notes  and  they  are  very       you  remember  are  from  books  or
                    useful, they help to suppress a chapter      movie?  We  can  get  hundreds  of
                    in  just  1  page.  Isn't  that  amazing?    videos on YouTube but we need self-
                    Mind  map  includes  the  main  idea  in     control  to  watch  only  those  videos
                    the  centre  of  the  page  and  then  by    instead  of  getting  distracted  and
                    drawing  branches  or  lines  we  can        watch other stuff. The most common
                    indicate  other sub-topics  and  explain     thing  all  smart  learners  are  asked,
                    them  through  keywords  and  other          ‘How many hours do you study? This
                    things  we  use  to  make  notes  like       is the most stupid question, as quality
                    images,  symbols,  colours,  etc.  We        matters  and  not  quantity.  No  matter
                    should fix the place and time slot for       how  many  hours  we  study  but  it  is
                    studying. This idea is linked with the       not  real  study  most  of  the  time.
                    development of habits, when we start         Anyone  can  sit  with  the  book  open
                    studying  regularly  at  the  same  place    for  a  long  time  with  a  mind  in  the
                    and at the same time, after some days        dream  world  but  the  real  study  is
                    we observe that it seems the place is        when  we  focus  and  put  your  heart
                    calling us.                                  and  soul  in  studying  just  for  few

                     Group  study  can  bring  better            hours.  These  few  hours  can  reap
                    outcomes;       this      is     called      success.  No  matter  how  long  we
                    'brainstorming'. This can be done in a       study  but  how  effectively  we  study
                    group  of  4-5,  take  a  topic  to  divide   matters.  Take  breaks.  Don’t  study
                    the  sub-topics  among  yourself,  and       continuously  for  long  hours  as  our
                    then explain to others. This is the best     mind also gets tired. We should take a
                    way  of  studying.  This  can  also  be      break  of  10-15  minutes  after  1  hour
                    done  at  the  individual  level,  by        of  studying.  Put  alarm  to  remind  to
                    making our self a teacher and pretend        take a break and complete break. But
                    that we are teaching someone. This is        one should ensure that break is just a
                    known  as Feynman’s technique.  In a         break, we  can listen  to music, take a
                    group,  more  ideas  and  questions          nap,  watch  television  or  play
                    emerge  which  makes  it  effective.         something. This provides time to our
                    Groups  can  also  prepare  quizzes,         brain to take rest and work again with
                    tests,  and  questionnaires.  Instead  of    full effort. We should always make a
                    mugging  up  things  try  to  imagine        timetable  for  studying;  this  prevents
                    them  and  connect  with  real  life,  this   us  from  procrastinating,  which  many
                    will  lead  to  a  better  understanding.    of us suffer. We just delay things and
                    Use  technology  effectively,  we  know      the results are 0. Don't make a dream
                    that we understand visual things more        timetable make a real timetable. Many
                    effectively than reading them. We can        students    make     timetables    with
                    get videos on YouTube and there are          Mathematics  1  chapter  in  1  hour-
                    various  learning  platforms  where  we      break- Science 2 chapters in 2 hours.





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