How to Study: The Complete Guide

Does the thought of opening your textbook make you want to go wash the dishes instead?

We've all been there. You sit down at the kitchen table, coffee in hand, determined to study-but an hour later, you've read the same paragraph four times and have no idea what it said. It's not that you aren't smart enough. It's just that nobody ever actually taught you how to learn.

Most study guides are written by people who haven't sat in a classroom in thirty years. They use big words and "academic-spea...