StudyPass - Session 5

Most of the actions we take are a waste of time ... they make no difference to what we want to achieve.

There is an important principle called the Pareto Principle .... or more commonly 'the 80/20 rule'. This principle states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

When you apply this to your study it suggests that 80% of your results will come from 20% of your actions.

This means that 80% of the time you spend studying makes little or no difference to your results.

It's a critical 20% of your actions that make the most difference to your performance this year.

The trick is to focus on the 20% of your actions that contribute to the 80% of your results ... That's what I want to share with you today.

 

The 20% that will make the difference this year ...

If you do only one thing this year ... do this ... and do it now.

 

1.    Practise past exam questions.

2.    Practise them until you know them in your sleep.

3.    Write any question you can't answer onto a card.

4.    Ask your teacher how to answer that question.

5.    Write the answer on the back of the card.

6.    Review the cards once a week until you can answer all the questions without looking at the answer.

7.    Then review the cards once a month until the exams.

 

That's it. I can't be any more direct than this. If you follow this strategy you will increase your study effectiveness by 200 - 300%.

But it requires you to take action. Please don't wait any longer to apply these strategies. Get started now.

 

Until our next communication ...

All the best

Geoff Peterson
StudyPass

 

 

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