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                    watch  colour  films  instead  of  black     various  learning  platforms  where  we
                    and white films. Mind maps are other         can  get  study  material  and  videos
                    forms  of  notes  and  they  are  very       easily. Do you like to watch a movie
                    useful, they help to suppress a chapter      or read a book instead? Things which
                    in  just  1  page.  Isn't  that  amazing?    you  remember  are  from  books  or
                    Mind  map  includes  the  main  idea  in     movie?  We  can  get  hundreds  of
                    the  centre  of  the  page  and  then  by    videos on YouTube but we need self-
                    drawing  branches  or  lines  we  can        control  to  watch  only  those  videos
                    indicate  other sub-topics  and  explain     instead  of  getting  distracted  and
                    them  through  keywords  and  other          watch other stuff. The most common
                    things  we  use  to  make  notes  like       thing  all  smart  learners  are  asked,
                    images,  symbols,  colours,  etc.  We        ‘How many hours do you study? This
                    should fix the place and time slot for       is the most stupid question, as quality
                    studying. This idea is linked with the       matters  and  not  quantity.  No  matter
                    development of habits, when we start         how  many  hours  we  study  but  it  is
                    studying  regularly  at  the  same  place    not  real  study  most  of  the  time.
                    and at the same time, after some days        Anyone  can  sit  with  the  book  open
                    we observe that it seems the place is        for  a  long  time  with  a  mind  in  the
                    calling us.                                  dream  world  but  the  real  study  is
                     Group  study  can  bring  better            when  we  focus  and  put  your  heart
                    outcomes;       this      is     called      and  soul  in  studying  just  for  few
                    'brainstorming'. This can be done in a       hours.  These  few  hours  can  reap
                    group  of  4-5,  take  a  topic  to  divide   success.  No  matter  how  long  we
                    the  sub-topics  among  yourself,  and       study  but  how  effectively  we  study
                    then explain to others. This is the best     matters.  Take  breaks.  Don’t  study
                    way  of  studying.  This  can  also  be      continuously  for  long  hours  as  our
                    done  at  the  individual  level,  by        mind also gets tired. We should take a
                    making our self a teacher and pretend        break  of  10-15  minutes  after  1  hour
                    that we are teaching someone. This is        of  studying.  Put  alarm  to  remind  to
                    known  as Feynman’s technique.  In a         take a break and complete break. But
                    group,  more  ideas  and  questions          one should ensure that break is just a
                    emerge  which  makes  it  effective.         break, we  can listen  to music, take a
                    Groups  can  also  prepare  quizzes,         nap,  watch  television  or  play
                    tests,  and  questionnaires.  Instead  of    something. This provides time to our
                    mugging  up  things  try  to  imagine        brain to take rest and work again with
                    them  and  connect  with  real  life,  this   full effort. We should always make a
                    will  lead  to  a  better  understanding.    timetable  for  studying;  this  prevents
                    Use  technology  effectively,  we  know      us  from  procrastinating,  which  many
                    that we understand visual things more        of us suffer.
                    effectively than reading them. We can        *****************************
                    get videos on YouTube and there are








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