Nine Steps to Remember What You Learn

The three most important times for learning are: Before, During, and (soon) After.

Before

1. Bring your “A game.” Choose to be positive and interested. Being bored is a choice— a self-defeating choice.

2. Check your foundation. Come prepared.

3. Expect to remember.

During

4. Pay Attention. Ask questions.

5. Take good notes.

6. THINK!

(soon) After

7. Avoid mental interference. Use quiet, uninterrupted reflection during rehearsal.

8. Apply what you just learned

9. Self- test. Really test, don't just "look over." Repeat several times in the next hours and days.

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Stay focus and full attention while studying

You need to be able to focus well and put your full attention on what you are learning.  If you are distracted, information may not be encoded into short-term memory – making later study useless.

Attention is the first step in getting information into memory. If you are distracted while studying, you won’t be able to devote your full attention to the information you are trying to learn.

Set all other considerations aside for the time being. Be fully present in each moment, instead of letting your mind jump about to thoughts of the feature or the past.

Find a quiet place so you can concentrate on what you are reading, learning, or observing.

Don’t try studying while lying on your bed because the next thing you known, you’ll be asleep.
Stay focus and full attention while studying