SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
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9. … DON’T CRAM FOR EXAMS.
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS KNOW THAT DIVIDED PERIODS OF STUDY ARE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN
CRAM SESSIONS, AND THEY PRACTICE IT.
IF
THERE IS ONE THING THAT STUDY SKILLS SPECIALIST AGREE ON, IT IS THAT DISTRIBUTED STUDY IS BETTER THAN MASSED LATE-NIGHT, LAST-DITCH EFFORTS KNOWN
AS CRAMMING. YOU’LL LEARN MORE, REMEMBER MORE, AND EARN A HIGHER GRADE BY
STUDYING IN FOUR, ONE HOUR –A-NIGHT SESSIONS FOR FRIDAY’S EXAM THAN STUDYING FOR FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT ON THURSDAY NIGHT. SHORT, CONCENTRATED PREPARATORY
EFFORTS ARE MORE EFFICIENT AND REWARDING THAN WASTEFUL, INATTENTIVE, LAST
MOMENT MARATHONS. YET, SO MANY STUDENTS FAIL TO LEARN THIS LESSON AND END UP
REPEATING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL I BECOME A WASTEFUL HABIT. NOT TOO
CLEVER, HUH?
WHEN
YOU CRAM, YOU ARE TAKING THE SHORTCUT, AND SHORTCUTS NEVER PRODUCE ANY REAL
WORTHWHILE RESULTS. ALSO, WHEN YOU TAKE SHORTCUTS, YOU FEEL RATHER ROTTEN
KNOWING THAT YOU COULD HAVE DOE BETTER BUT DIDN'T SHORTCUTS CUT YOU SHORT. YOU
CANT PLANT WATERMELON SEEDS AND HARVEST FRESH WATERMELONS THE NEXT DAY. IT
TAKES TOME. CRAMMING FOR A TEST OR PROJECT AND EXPECTING TO MAKE A HIGH SCORE
THE NEXT DAY IS LIKE PLANTING WATERMELON SEEDS AND EXPECTING TO HARVEST AND EAT
FRESH WATERMELON THE NEXT DAY. PLUS CRAMMING FOR A TEST OR PROJECT DOESN'T HELP
YOU ACADEMICALLY, SO WHY EVEN DO IT. PLAN AHEAD, PREPARE AHEAD. GIVE YOURSELF
PLENTY OF DAYS AND WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR UPCOMING ACCOUNTABILITY OPPORTUNITIES.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!!!
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