Study Smarter, Not Harder (Self-Counsel Business Series) (Self-Counsel Business Series)

Book Description
* Use the genius inside you
* Learn HOW to learn
* Expand your memory capacity 100 times
* Energize your brainBecome the confident superlearner you’ve always wanted to be! At school or at work, we are constantly challenged by having to acquire new skills and ideas as those we’ve learned become obsolete. By mastering the seven basic elements of complete study skills presented in this book, you can tap into your hidden potential for maximum performance and increased learning power.

Study Smarter, Not Harder debunks many of the myths associated with studying techniques. The practical exercises in this guide are immediately useful, making studying efficient and painless. This book will help you achieve your goals, whether you are aiming to pass the next exam, get into a postsecondary institution or a graduate program, or upgrade your job skills.

Study Smarter, Not Harder answers questions such as:

* How quickly can I learn the fundamentals of good studying?
* Will speed-reading solve my problems?
* Do women and men need to learn different study skills?
* If I forget today what I read yesterday, what am I doing wrong?
* How can I improve my memory and concentration?
* Is cramming for exams such a bad idea?
* How do I cope with a boring instructor?

At any age, at any time in life, you can increase your intelligence and learning ability. Study Smarter, Not Harder will show you how to learn — which is the most valuable skill you will ever learn.

From the Back Cover
At work or at school, requirements rise higher and higher as competition grows fiercer. We are constantly challenged by having to acquire new skills and ideas as those we’ve learned become obsolete.By mastering the seven basic elements of complete study skills included in this book, you can tap into your hidden potential for maximum performance and increased learning power. This positive guide is ideal for everyone — whether you are a student aiming to get into a post-secondary institution or a graduate program (or to pass your next exam) or a businessperson aiming at different or higher career goals by upgrading or learning new skills. Practical exercises and motivational quotations make the “work” of homework efficient and immediately useful.

This book provides you with key information you need to study successfully in any situation, answering questions such as:

- What are the three modes of learning, and which one is right for me? – I have how many “intelligences”? – How important is preparation in studying? – How can I improve my memory and concentration? – Why is goal setting important? – What study tools can I use to improve my studying? – I read my material, but still forget it the next day. – What am I doing wrong? – How should I study for exams? –This text refers to the Paperback edition.