{"id":3237,"date":"2012-08-02T18:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T18:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2020-02-03T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:08:12","slug":"how-to-study-smart-not-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/how-to-study-smart-not-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Study Smart not Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is it that some students study really hard, but aren\u2019t the best in their age group or get \u201conly\u201d average grades? And why is it that there are other students who do not even invest half the amount of time and effort into their studies, but get good or even outstanding results? Here’s how you can study smart instead of wasting countless hours of your valuable time. Also, be sure to have a look at How to Get Motivated to Study<\/a> as motivation plays a crucial role in studying smart. <\/span>Intelligence certainly plays a role. But: The way you study can make or break your success<\/span><\/strong> at school\/college\/university. My recommendation is to study smart, which can help you to save a lot of time that would have been lost with unfocused attempts of \u201cstudying hard<\/em>\u201d. This article is, however, not intended as an excuse for students not to study at all. You will have to invest the proper amount of time for studying, there\u2019s no way around. But, this article guides you on how to make the most out of the time you invest for studying. This article\u2019s goal is to enable you to reduce the unnecessary parts of your studies and to focus on the important.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This article\u2019s goal is to enable you to reduce the unnecessary parts of your studies and to focus on the important.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I started studying, I was shocked to see many of my fellow students rushing into the library only to leave with seven or more books in their hands. That\u2019s what I call ambitious. Many of them had lent every single book our professor\u2019s had recommended\u2013 sometimes up to 4 different books per subject. Inclusively the script for each subject, it became a massive mountain of learning materials (for them). For a very short time, I was a little frightened by their eagerness, but I held on to the decision of keeping my focus on the important. I kept it simple, lent two books I really needed, and in the end \u2013 I got the same and often better results in the examinations than the \u201coverachiever\u201d-crowd. How did I do it? I studied smart<\/strong> and only periodically hard.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to study smart not hard?<\/span><\/h3>\n

And how to avoid studying for so long?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This article is partitioned into three parts. Part A)<\/strong> Preparation<\/em> and part B)<\/strong> Mindset<\/em> focus on the organization of information that makes it easier for you to recall. Part C)<\/strong> is the main part of the concept of \u201cstudying smart\u201d<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A) Preparation<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
1. Get a study game plan<\/span><\/h5>\n

You want to study smart, right? Hence, it makes sense not to approach your work in an unfocused, undirected way. Don\u2019t dive head first into the topic. That\u2019s the way that would actually cost you a lot of time. Instead, create a study game plan where you<\/span><\/p>\n