| Santosh Prem, a teacher at Malet Lambert School, | | | | learning very carefully. Bear in mind that learning more |
| claims that "the difference between a genius and a | | | | implies earning more; consequently everything you |
| "normal" person is that the former "accidentally" | | | | learn can be transformed into your career success. |
| acquired the critical combination of the appropriate | | | | You will learn faster if you structure and logically |
| environment, motivation and learning technique to | | | | organize all information in hand. It'll increase the |
| excel in his particular field." Literally it means that | | | | effectiveness of memorizing and help you immensely |
| every student has the same potential to excel and | | | | in your studying. You can break the data into small |
| succeed in studying without having any exceptional | | | | chunks or make a general outline of what you are |
| inborn gift.One of the most vital components in this | | | | learning. |
| "genius formula", which significance is underestimated | | | | Single out the most important points of new |
| both by teachers and students is acquiring and | | | | material. Use a 'highlight strategy', which implies |
| harnessing of 'Learning How to Learn' skill. "This is | | | | processing of information, underlining its major points |
| probably the one skill that was never explicitly | | | | and brief summarizing. |
| mentioned in all the years that you've spent in school. | | | | Learn how to make drafts and set out in writing all |
| But it's the one where there's the most reward for | | | | your thoughts. The main idea of drafting is stating |
| the smallest investment."Indeed, knowing how to | | | | and organizing of key information meaningfully and |
| learn is a universal skill which every learner can make | | | | coherently on a sheet of paper. |
| good use of for self-education in future life. Learning | | | | Take regular breaks. Always combine work with |
| how to learn is a critical starting point in studying, | | | | rest. Try to make a change of scene and look aside. |
| which promotes students' success in the whole | | | | Have some food or turn to some physical training. If |
| course of education. This drastic know-how forms | | | | you don't want to interrupt your work, but still feels |
| not only the basis of successful learning, but develops | | | | that learning in the same surrounding is unbearable, |
| a peculiar learning style of the person.Some learners | | | | try to accompany your studying with background |
| choose more methodical approach to learning and try | | | | music or make some visual images that involve |
| to dive into the essence of processing data, breaking | | | | moving, interaction or color. |
| it into logical units in order to memorize large blocks | | | | Learn to budget your time wisely, to accomplish all |
| of information in parts. Meanwhile, other approach to | | | | your work in time and make use of every minute of |
| learning less structurally, relying heavily on loci | | | | your studying. Distribute your work rationally and |
| memory improvement technique, which involves | | | | establish priority of each task in hand. Plan your time |
| making associations between facts and visualizing | | | | in accordance with quantity of work you have. Never |
| things.Thus, every learning style is unique and it is | | | | yield a temptation to postpone tasks of secondary |
| impossible to elaborate a set of standard learning | | | | importance. Remember if you violate your deadline |
| strategies and methods which can be utilized by | | | | once there is a great likelihood that you'll do it again. |
| every learner. Hence, I offer you to get acquainted | | | | Learning works more efficiently if you are relaxed |
| with the following learning techniques and experiment | | | | and your mind is calm. Concentrate your attention |
| with some of them to see if they work for | | | | solely on studying during your learning periods. Have |
| you.Seven Principles of 'Learning How to Learn' | | | | an organized working place to avoid any distractions |
| Formula | | | | and don't forget to give yourself rewards when you |
| | | | have completed some tasks efficiently. |
| Connect everything you learn to a specific goal. | | | | |
| Remember that you can learn anything if you have a | | | | Take risks and don't be afraid to experiment with |
| clear cut goal, which will motivate your advance in | | | | different techniques. Always remember that those |
| studying. Trying to learn something reluctantly or | | | | who learn and do it constantly over their lifetime do |
| under compulsion, is always difficult and usually | | | | much better in their career and have more |
| doesn't bring any fruitful results. You should create a | | | | advantageous position than those who stop on |
| desire and speculate over the reasons of your | | | | attained results and rest on laurels. |