<ol><li>Break your study time down in to chunks such as 30 minutes and then take a 5 minute break to keep your brain fresh and awake as you are studying.</li><li>Teach what you learn to others. This is one of the big values from study groups. </li><li>Know the difference between recollection and recognition. Recognition is when you are studying and you turn the page and read something and you think, ‘I know that.’ But what is really going on is that you recognize it. </li><li>Use specific locations for studying. Have a study chair and a study desk so you know when you are sitting there you need to be studying.</li><li>Don’t listen to music when you are studying especially if it has lyrics. </li><li>Understand the difference between concepts and facts. The goal of learning is understanding. It is important to learn and remember facts but make your goal understanding concepts not learning facts.</li><li>To remember more of what you learn in class you should take notes. Take enough notes to trigger your brain after class but don’t take so many notes that you can’t focus during Class. </li><li>Getting enough sleep is key to remembering more of what you study.</li><li>Test your memory by writing what you can recall without looking at your notes. </li><li>The Survey, Question, read, recite and review method is when you survey or look over what you are going to learn and then develop questions that focus your brain. </li><li>Use memory training techniques to study less study smart! When you use memory techniques such as the mind palace or the memory palace you are really going to remember more of what you studied.</li></ol>

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When it comes to your journal entries, if it’s important enough to record, then it’s important enough to date.
Having a date above each entry can help you understand your thought process as it relates to important life events.

Date each journal entry

The biggest mistake is to journal only in reaction to something that is going on, instead of letting it be part of a system.
Make writing in your personal journal part of your everyday routine.

Integrating journaling in your daily life

Record how you really feel, not how you think you should feel. 
Share the first thought that comes to mind. The first thing you think about is typically what’s most important to you at that moment.

Honesty and journaling

When you know your journal is for your eyes only, you have the freedom to write whatever you want without worrying about anyone else’s thoughts or judgments.
As you write, don’t worry about your grammar or spelling, no matter how good or bad they are. If you can understand what you wrote in each entry, then the grammar and spelling are fine.

Don't censor yourself while journaling

The slowness of writing by hand is actually better for connecting with your thoughts as you write them.
Since it takes longer to write everything, you end up thinking deeper thoughts and really considering how you feel about what you’re writing.

Write by hand in your journal

<ul>
<li>When you keep a journal, you can look back on important life events to read about how you felt at the time. You may also be able to learn from these past experiences.</li>
<li>Writing about traumatic events results in physical and psychological health benefits. Journaling focuses on understanding traumatic events and makes people see these events with an extra level of clarity.</li>
</ul>

Benefits of a journal

There is a traditional way of journaling with a notebook and a pen or pencil. Then there’s the modern method, where you type your thoughts on a device.
Choose a method that you can do consistently.

The right journaling tools

Journaling is about you and your thoughts. The best way to record those thoughts is to minimize distractions.
You need a quiet part of the room that’s away from other people. Separating yourself from technology is also important while you write in your journal.

The right journaling environment

Start your daily journal off on the right foot by scheduling your writing for a set time every day.
<ul>
<li>If you find your mind is most active in the morning, wake up 15 to 20 minutes earlier and jot down your thoughts then. </li>
<li>If you prefer to record everything after the day is over, then make it an evening activity before you go to bed.</li>
</ul>

Schedule journaling time

<ul>
<li>The Freedom Journal is goal-oriented, as it’s designed to help you achieve one goal within 100 days. </li>
<li>The Moleskin Journal is whatever you want it to be, as you write whatever is on your mind. This type of journal is versatile and excellent for sorting through your thoughts.</li>
<li>The Five-Minute Journal focuses on gratitude. Take five minutes every day to write about the good things in your life. This simple task leads to a more positive mindset and increased happiness.</li>
</ul>

3 types of journals

When you start your journaling habit, make that your main priority. Commit to it for at least 30 days, and, to get the best results, tie it to another pre-existing habit of yours.
For example, if you start your day with a cup of coffee, you could decide to journal every morning while you drink your coffee.

Commit to your journaling practice

The quality and depth of your writing aren’t important in journaling.
Just get your honest thoughts down on paper as they come to you.

Journaling is not professional writing

The easiest way to protect your journal is to keep your journal with you at all times. 
You may consciously or sub-consciously avoid writing about certain topics for fear of what others could think. This fear may hold you back from writing about stuff that matters in your journal.

Protect your privacy

Have you ever tried to start a journaling habit, only to quit a few days later?Personally, my problem was always starting and stopping.I'd get excited about writing a daily journal, and for the first week, everything would go smoothly. Then, I'd get busy one day and decide that "missing one day won't hurt."

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<ol><li>Understanding that your stories arent for everyone, brings the best in you! There is no preoccupation or nervousness in impressing others.</li><li>This practice helps you retain your status as an unblemished writer.</li><li>It promotes growth.</li></ol>

Write for Yourself

Every Write-Up takes its value from the people's response, which is elicited only when the writer is able to inspire them!

<ul><li>Writing for ourselves: this benefits us, we become more expressive and get to know ourselves better.</li></ul>or<ul><li>Writing for niches/target audience: we often fail in this, for it provides lower chances of success.</li></ul>

Rules of Writing

<ul><li>Understanding the readers</li><li>Communicating with readers</li><li>Reading the comments</li></ul>are all important elements in improving one's skills in writing. Feel free and open minded in communicating with the readers. That way, youll understand if you've sold your idea or not. You'll also, understand your limitations.

Readers interest matters

While writing, an author never has to or can please every reader.it is difficult to get into the readers' minds since they already have a mindset that looks for topics of interest.Knowing that we are not writing for everyone is a relief.

We dont have to inspire everyone

The slowest part of the process of “writing” is to analyze the audience. To analyze who your actual readers are and what they might want to read. Readers and their opinions are always important. But…

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A big vocabulary basket is like the only ‘tangible skill’ the writer has, and it never occurs to them that they should use simple words instead.
The writer should focus on clarity instead of impressing others with professional-sounding words that cloud any real understanding.

Vocabulary Is The Misfired Weapon

<ol><li>Do not use abstractions, and go for real, concrete nouns and everyday words.</li><li>Assume that the reader knows less than you do and explain as you would to a newbie.</li><li>Get someone to read your work and take feedback.</li><li>Write down a draft and wait a while to come back and review it, reading it aloud. You will start to clarify your own writing.</li></ol>

The Solution To Incomprehensible Writing

Sometimes writers invent confusing and bewildering terminology to explain plain and simple concepts. This is because their years of familiarity with such concepts makes them part of a bubble, in which they believe everyone would understand their vocabulary.Example: Doctors often use jargon as they diagnose problems and converse with other doctors. This special vocabulary seems alien(and sometimes impressive) to the patient who does not have a clue.

Functional Fixity

The Curse of Knowledge, suffered by many authors, is the inability to think like the less-informed layperson who is going to read the content.
<ul>
<li>Professional writing is filled with all kinds of ‘ese’, legalese, academese etc. which makes it unrelatable and unclear, confusing or boring the reader.</li>
<li>Writers are not aware that they need to simplify, clarify and be in the shoes of their readers.</li>
</ul>

Professional Writing: The Curse of Knowledge

Using examples or analogies is a powerful and necessary technique to make the common reader relate to abstract content. Analogies are also retained by the memory for a longer time than raw, professional content with big words.Messy writing is also due to chunking, a mental process in which the writer groups similar concepts together in the brain. While this is a great ability which proves how intelligent the writer is, the readers do not have the same chunks inside their brain.

Using Analogies And Chunking

Harvard's Steven Pinker on the curse of knowledge: "The curse of knowledge is the single best explanation I know of why good people write bad prose." 

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<ol><li>Implementation intention: this basically means setting an appointment to read.</li><li>Chunking: It means to break down a big task (your book) into smaller, manageable parts.</li><li>Temptation bundling: it happens when we associate a tasks we dislike with something we enjoy.</li></ol>

Psychological tricks to start reading

Tell yourself that after every chapter you read, you are going to reward yourself with the next episode of the show you like.After doing so for a while, you will start to actually like reading, because your brain will associate it with something pleasant.

3. Temptation bundling

One of the main reasons we start reading books and never finish them is the fact that those books seem too big and intimidating.When you break down a book and measure your progress by its chapters, your brain will no longer see it as a huge obstacle you have to overcome.

2. Chunking your book

85 % of millionaires read at least two books per months.So, as cliche as it sounds, people who read, succeed.

Read your way to success

The biggest problem with reading is the starting point, actually starting to read - we buy tons on books for "later" and we never read them.By physically scheduling a time and place for starting to read, you're setting an appoint to do so. And we tend to respect our appointments.

1. Implementation intention for reading

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