How can you make learning easy and effective?

Contrary to popular opinion, when looking to advance your learning, textbooks and lectures are usually not the best option for most students. Whether you are taking a regular class or studying for SAT exams, you can greatly increase your productivity by following a study schedule designed to complement your particular learning style.

暑假即将来临，很多同学已经开始了自己的计划、比如旅游、逛街或者出门浪、相信还有很多同学已经开始为了下个学期和即将到来的大学生活已经在做准备。还有一些同学正在为自己理想的学校奋斗，是不是总是感觉时间不够用？这个暑假可以充分利用时间改变一下自己的学习习惯。通过改变你的学习习惯，大幅度的提到你的效率。

优成教育有五条小建议给各位同学如何改变学习习惯，同学们可以参考一下哦。

1. Know yourself.

First, learn about your own routines. You should know how long it will take to rest for a day, how long it takes to learn, how long it takes to play, and how long it takes to sleep.

For example, I sleep about eight hours a day, and set aside six or seven hours of study, then one or two hours to check up on mobile phone updates, eat and so on. The time I set to study for a day is up to five to six hours. If there are a lot of things during that time, I might cut back on my sleep and play time. Knowing your own self, gives the benefits to understand your habits and make it easier to plan your time.

It’s very important at the beginning to know yourself and help you know how to adjust your time.

1.了解你自己 首先，了解你自己的作息习惯。了解自己一天大概多久时间用在休息，多久时间用在学习，多久时间用在玩乐，多久时间用在睡觉。比如说，我一天睡大概八个小时，学习大概六七个小时，其中大概还有一两个小时需要刷手机，吃饭等等。还有不排除玩乐休息等公交外出的时间。所以算下来一天学习的时间最多是五到六个小时。如果那段时间的事情特别多，我或许会缩减自己睡眠和玩乐的时间。了解你自己的好处是了解自己的生活习惯，能更方便的更好的安排时间。

2. Make full use of the debris time

During the day, we must have a lot of fragmentation time: such as, walking, waiting for a bus, these pieces of time that seem to be nothing to do but it still can be very useful.

Generally, I will use these times to conceive how to write an essay, review what the teacher said in a day on the mobile phone, check the relevant information, or check the mail and so on. In this way, the time for additional ideas or the time for review is saved.

This way of learning can save you time. While I am waiting for the bus or walking, I will finish these things. When I get home, I don't have to conceive a paper or review what the teacher has said. I can start writing homework and writing a thesis directly.

2. 充分利用碎片时间

在一天当中，我们肯定有很多碎片时间：例如走路的时候， 坐公交车的时候，这些看起来干不了什么的零碎时间，其实是非常有用的。通常来说，我会利用这些时间去构思如何写一篇essay， 在手机上复习老师一天讲过的东西，查一查相关的资料，或者查一下邮件之类。这样下来，就省去了额外构思的时间或者复习的时间。这样的学习方法能够节省你的时间。当我在等公交，走路的时候把这些事情都做完，回到家就不必再构思论文或者复习老师讲过的东西，可以直接开始写作业和写论文

3. Be prepared.

If you are taking a class online or at a school, study the curriculum in advance so you know what to expect. Engage in necessary prep work such as downloading software, getting a workbook, or setting aside the dates of the course.

If you study the content by yourself first, you will be learning the contents second time in the class, which will help you more on understanding the content

3.做好预习工作。

如果你正在学校上一门课或者在上一门网课，做好课前准备是必不可少的。在上网课前，最好提前学习第二天的课程，这样你会发现有那些内容是你已经掌握的、和那些内容是你不确定或者完全还没有学到的内容，为下堂课老师即将讲的新内容做好准备。必要时可以下载一些有关预习的App。在学校上课的同学们除了应该做好课前预习的内容之外，还可以在自己不明白或者不确定的内容边做好备注、以便在课上着重听这一部分内容。更重要的是，如果你先自己学习内容，你就是第二次在课堂上学习这些东西，这将有助于你更多地理解内容。

4. Take good notes.

If you are unable to multi-task such as, listening and writing at the same time, just listen and then write notes after the class is over.

If it’s recorded, you can always review the class sessions. You can also ask the teacher for his outline, summary or notes. Review your last class notes before your next class. You can take notes to a whole new level if considering creating diagrams or even mind maps.

4. 记完善的笔记。

“好记性不如烂笔头”是爸爸妈妈从小教育我们的话，很多时候我们会说我都记下来了，不用再做笔记了，然而在考试时却总是记不起来一些关键的内容。

实际上做好笔记不单单只是记录下来，而是为之后复习或是回顾记忆时的指引线索和提纲。

很多同学问当我在认真记笔记时、老师已经讲到下一个内容了怎么办？我不能在认真听讲的过程中还认真的记笔记怎么办？这样往往可以选择先认真听课，在上课时可以将老师讲的内容录下来（在录内容之前、记得需要向老师说明情况并征得老师的允许哦），然后在课程结束后写笔记。你也可以向老师询问他的大纲，摘要或注释。在下一堂课前复习你上一堂课的笔记。

5.Ask Questions.

If you are taking a course online or in a school, make sure to jot down questions as they come up and ask them when you have the opportunity.

I always believed there are no dumb or silly questions. If you need clarification, it is hard to continue learning until you have your questions answered. Most instructors see questions as a sign of an alert, and an intelligent mind.

5.提出问题。

        爱因斯坦曾经说过“ 提出一个问题往往比解决一个问题更重要。因为解决问题也许仅是一个数学上或实验上的技能而已，而提出新的问题，却需要有创造性的想象力，而且标志着科学的真正进步。”

        我们在学习的过程中一定要提出问题，很多同学在提出问题之前会想“我这个问题会不会很傻啊？为什么别人都没问题就我有问题呢？”，其实我也是这样的，很多时候其他学生不去提问不是因为他们没有问题，也许是因为他们想的跟我们一样，正因为如此我们才要更加积极的去提出问题。只有提出问题，才有能力去解决问题。

        所以如果你正在上网课或在学校上课，在预习是将不确定或不明白的问题记下来，在课后如果一些问题还没有得到解决时，一定要在课后去问老师，我一直认为问题没有聪明问题或笨问题之分。

        所以同学们大胆的去提问吧！