Learn How To Study And Learn Anything Rapidly & Effortlessly

Are you a student who is attempting to get better grades, there are a number of shortcuts that will help you to heighten your capacity to sharpen your concentration, absorb the data that you study, and remember it during an exam without being subjected to mental blocks or a test phobia. Here are the best ways that I know to establish good study habits:

(1) Set up an environment for reading and only study in that place! Locate a peaceful location that will make possible a focusing of attention without any distractions. Some usual examples would be a library, a vacant classroom, or your office. You will want to establish the routine of studying when you are in this special place. So it’s best to not use this place for other activities like daydreaming, socializing, or playing games, etc.

BE SURE YOUR SPECIAL PLACE HAS:

(a) A comfortable chair, but not too comfortable

(b) A writing desk or table

(c) Good light

(d) Ventilation

BE SURE YOUR SPECIAL PLACE DOES NOT HAVE:

(a) Views that will be distracting

(b) A telephone

(c) Distracting music

(d) A large screen TV

(e) Another person who talks too much

(f) A refrigerator filled with distractions

(2) Break up your work into tiny, short-range goals.

(a) Set up small precise projects like, “I am going to study my chemistry from 1 PM to 2 PM. Or else you will be setting yourself up to not succeed.

(b) Set a accessible learning goal for the period of time you are able to allocate. For example: finish reading chapter eight in my biology text, or complete an initial draft of my math paper, etc. Set your goal at the specific time that you are ready to sit down and study, just before you begin. Set reasonable goals. You may do more than reach your goal, but set a reachable goal even if it seems far too easy.

(3) Test Anxiety & Phobias

(a) Some people experience physical symptoms for the most part, like faintness, nausea, or feeling hot or cold, etc.

(b) Other people experience emotional symptoms for the most part, like feeling irritable, crying, or getting frustrated quickly.

(c) The main dilemma with anxiousness is that it can make one have a memory block. Or it could make you have thoughts that are racing out of control.

(d) Although you may currently feel some level of anxiousness when taking exams, you can learn to significantly diminish that anxiety, or even completely eliminate it!

(e) Anxiousness and the resultant stress are by and large the main causes of a lack of the ability to focus your concentration. Stress can also cause a mental block when one tries to recollect information.

(f) Hypnosis CD’s can be utilized to relax your mind and focus your concentration. As your mind calms down, your ability to stay focused will increase. Similarly, a calm mind enhances your ability to retain information, and recall it when it is needed.

(g) Hypnotherapy CD’s can also be utilized to program your mind for the positive expectation of relaxation and the ability to remember information during an exam. This is effective at reducing or eliminating test anxiety. There are a number of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) techniques that can quickly get rid of a test phobia!

Alan B. Densky, CH has specialized in the practice of hypnotherapy and NLP since 1978. He offers self-hypnosis CD’s for memory and recall enhancement. Visit his Neuro-VISION Hypnosis site for free hypnosis newsletters, articles, and MP3s and his Self Hypnosis Video Blog for free video taped hypnosis tips.

- Alan B. Densky, CH