STUDY TECHNIQUES

1. Scan: In Alpha, very quickly look over the material page by page before you begin to read it. This will warm up the mind and prepare you for what is to come.

2. Psyche up: Get yourself interested in the material that you are about to study. Imagine why it actually is important to you or make up a reason that motivates you to pay attention.

3. Read: Read with total focused concentration in Alpha using the trifocus technique for the duration of your attention span.

4. Process with confidence: Imagine that you are fully confident that you know the information and will be able to recall it anytime you choose, especially under pressure.

5. Review: Go back over what you just read, very, very quickly over what you realized that you already knew. Go very, very quickly over what you don't need to know, and stop and study only what is left. Review what you know, study only what you didn't get the first time through.

6. Rehearse: Imagine that you are watching yourself taking the test. Watch the smile on you face and the gleam in your eyes as you successfully answer question after question. Imagine that you finish with plenty of time remaining. Observe yourself checking you answers and realizing that you got them all right. Imagine handing in the test with great confidence. Next imagine that you come back to class on a later date and receive the corrected test. Finish by congratulating yourself on a great performance.


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