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CHAPTER 6

MAKING

STUDYING

DO-ABLE

Break up a major study

project into pieces and it

won’t seem so impossible.

Make a plan based on your

unique learning style and

stick to it. Take into

consideration how much

time you have before the

exam, how difficult the

material is for you, and

where and when you study

best. The key here is to

study “brick by brick,”

making a study project—

whether reading a long

chapter or writing a major

paper—less intimidating

and more do-able.

The next time you’re in a group, ask each

person how long it took them to learn to ride a bike, type, or

drive a car. Chances are you’ll have a different answer from each

person. Someone might have learned in two months, someone else in

two years, another person in two weeks—or maybe even two days!

Everyone has their own rate of learning. And it varies, depending on

what it is you’re learning. When you’re developing a time-management

study plan, you need to keep in mind how you learn.