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A Memory Check List
A good memory is definitely an advantage when it comes to preparing for exams. There are many “Systems” for improving memory. But before learning shortcuts, we should give our normal remembering process a fair chance .Have you crammed a lot of non-legible stuff in some retrievable corner of your head? Or have a neatly stacked in a clear highlighted format the essential information? If we study at a relaxed pace with concentrated effort and revise a couple of times, we are sure to remember than if we race through the texts.
Here’s A Checklist:
Are You involved with Your subject? Lack of involvement results in half hearted attempts and this will not help at all .You have to be fully involved.
Do You understand what You read ? Learning by rote is common but it becomes difficult when volumes are involved .Any way mugging will not help you when you have to answer application-oriented questions. Remember all subjects , Tax and Law are based on logic
Are You relaxed when Studying ?
Stress is said to blot out memory If you have trouble in relaxing, log on to the chapter on Enhancing Study Skills
Are You worried While You Study?
Do you harass with God” I’m never going to remember this!” Don’t do that . Tell Yourself “ I will remember this” and you will.
Are You able to give full attention to every task on hand ,whether it is study or work?
Or are you spending more time planning the Future ,or evaluating the past? Or are You rushing around doing too many things all at once? Is Your mind on something else all the time ? Paradoxically the more conscious you are of the Present, the more you remember the past.
Are You able to revise Your Work? Revision helps rememberance.
Are You able to concentrate when Studying? Concentration is a prerequisite to high retention
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