Study Less & Study Smart

1. study for chunks of 25 to 30 min after that do something fun or go away
2. reward yourself after finishing your entire day
3. study concepts firstly then study facts
4. once you learn the concepts test yourself and learn actively
5. highlight the important terms
6. our brain is good at recognizing but it’s not good at recollecting so you can practice this by testing yourself and learn actively
7. flush out your notes to solidify the concepts in your mind if you feeling fuzzy with something you can ask your friend who takes a good notes or ask your professor in office hours
8. summarize what you have learned by teaching it :
   1- it’s useful for recalling the information
   2- to ensure that you understand the subject completely
9. to be good at memorizing is to use mnemonics :
   1- acronyms : ROYGBIV (red orange yellow green blue indigo violet)
   2- coined sayings : as you singing apoet about something you need to memorize
   3- image association : to create a story in your head with what you have studied

reference:

Study Less Study Smart: A 6-Minute Summary of Marty Lobdell’s Lecture - College Info Geek