学习：我如何更高效的学习

How can I study more effectively?Bob Ashley, gov2.0, public administration, local government, classical guitar, sailing, cycling, philosophy, poetry, landscaping, design, former sheep farmer, urban design, economic development, civics, community, all wrapped in the lust for laughter.Originally Answered: What are the best study methods?I graduated from university, first in my class, with a near perfect grade-point average. I'm not particularly smart. I know how to study, however. Here's a few things I did to propel my academic performance ahead of my peers.1) Immersion through multiple, different sources. Don't rely solely on repeated encounters with the assigned text(s). Get a bunch of input from different sources. The basics will be redundant, helping to solidify your learning foundation, but because the delivery of info is varied, you're much more apt to remain an attentive audience.You're looking for "resonant" descriptions that can leave an imprint on you, like that oh-so-special teacher you had in grade three. This is important because so many textbooks suck at delivery, but not all in the same ways. A particular (or peculiar) diagram in a book you found on your own could be the answer to your quest for an intelligible exposition/illustration of Concept 'X'.2) Mind maps. Sketch, doodle, devise insane visual or auditory or tactile correlations. A series of dry interrelated concepts could become a banana tree whose hanging fruit are yellow trucks, high heels, jewels, and oak saw horses. Absurdity makes abstractions memorable.3) Frequent re-visits. Like with a sick friend, or mom, frequent, but brief touchdowns signal the importance you place on the nearness of your inter-relationship, in this case, with knowledge. Don’t forget to call mom!4) Sit in the room where you'll be examined...ahead of the scheduled exam time, with your material. I mean, like days or even weeks if you can do it. Connect details of the material with the room's character, its blinds, paint chips, ceiling tiles, light switches, colour, ambience. Cues and triggers. Entering the examination room ought to be a metaphorical return to the comfort of the womb. Your material will "be" the room and it will feel "warm" because you took the time to make it so...ahead of time. You've prepared your environment for your very best performance.5) If in university, pick courses as early as possible, and start doing light, but frequent readings on the subject every day through the summer, before fall semester starts. You might even find a favorite author! Your relaxed familiarity with the upcoming material, on day one, class one, will deliver you huge momentum to help carry you throughout the term. You're on your bike, accelerating well before the foot of that big hill you're about to ascend. Get a running start.6) Most professors suck at the poker face. They’ll often reveal to you what’s on the exam through gestures, pauses, inflections, repetitions, in their delivery. Ask questions, “Do you think I’d best put more effort into this section of the course or that one?” They’ll tell you. A free gift! It’s also a heuristic which helps you apportion relative chunks of study time to this aspect or that one.