How to Become a Straight-A Student Summary

How To Become a Straight A Student

1. Streamline your study habits to learn more in less time.
2. Take smarter notes (Less is more).
3. Manage your time in 5 minutes each day.
4. Always have a plan.
5. Be organized.
6. Take care of your physical health.
7. Don't cram — instead, use a periodic review system.
8. Form a homework group.
9. Set up a distraction-free study area.
10. Clarify your doubts immediately.

• The work you accomplish equals the amount of time spent times how intense your focus was on what you were doing.
• Studies show that the optimal learning period is roughly 50 minutes so you should give yourself a break (don’t use phone on break) after working for one hour.

work accomplished = time spent x intensity of focus.maximizes intensity in order to minimize time.

‌the ability to get work done quickly and with a minimum of wasted effort.

‌to obtain the highest possible levels of intensity, you need to choose the right locations, times of day, and durations to study.

#Step 1

Manage Your Time in Five Minutes a Day

1. A calendar

2. A list

How to apply:-

(1) Jot down new tasks and assignments on your list during the day; (2) next morning, transfer these new items from your list onto your calendar; and (3) then take a couple of minutes to plan your day.

‌Update Your Calendar Each Morning

‌Try to label each of your to-dos for the day with a specific time period during which you are going to complete it.

is to record the tasks you will have time for into the Today’s Schedule column of your list. As shown in Figure 1, label each task with its time. That’s it. You can now reference your list throughout the day to remind yourself of what you should be doing and when.

‌The main reason you break down your to-dos into time slots is to help you avoid the common student mistake of overestimating your free time.

‌if you’re completing most of what’s on your list at least five days out of seven, then you’re as productive as any student realistically needs to .

Step 1

Take Smart Notes

‌Gather the Right Materials

‌Take Smart Notes in Nontechnical Courses (What’s the Big Idea?)

**Nontechnical course” refers to any course outside of math, science, economics, and engineering.

‌Format Your Notes Aggressively

‌Capture Big Ideas by Using the Question/Evidence/Conclusion Structure

Question

Evidence

Conclusion

‌A Brief Example

Take Smart Notes in Technical Courses (Where’s the Problem?)

‌The key to taking notes in a technical course is to record as many sample problems as possible.

‌Don’t Read Your Assignments, but Do Keep Them Handy

Prioritize Your Note-taking

‌First priority: Record the problem statement and answer.

‌Second priority: Question the confusing

‌Third priority: Record the steps of the sample problem.

‌Final priority: Annotate the steps.

Demote Your Assignments

‌Work Constantly

‌every Sunday night and plan out the week

‌complete one problem a day, one hour at a time.

‌reading assignments—knock off a chapter a day

‌Don’t Read Everything

‌It’s important to triage your assignments: What do you need to read? What do you need to skim? And what can you skip entirely?”

‌Always read the assignments from favored sources

‌Readings that make an argument are more important than

‌readings that describe an event or person, which are more important than

‌readings that only provide context (i.e., speech transcripts, press clippings).

The best method for study is active recall. Once you recall the main idea then it will stick in mind.

Once you read something, recall the main idea out loud as you lecturing a class.Do not see on notes during recall.

After recall see what you missed,and fill the gap by reading notes.

It is hard to explain a concept or maths problem but once you do it,you will not forget it.

Never seem to have enough time to finish work

Avoid "pseodo-working" , like flipping through chemistry notes on the couch while watching TV.

Results - headache, stress, etc.

Work accomplished = time spent X intensity of focus

Don't read everything