Sotodaywe'regoingtoguideyouthroughtheprocessofcreating a studyschedule, reviewingeffectivelysothatyoumasterthematerial, anddoingitallwithoutcrackingunderthepressure, quittingschool, andbuilding a careerasaninternetpersonalitywhotellspeoplehowtodowellinschooldespiteneverbeingabletocompleteityourself.
Encodingnewinformationintosolidmemoriesis a physicalprocessthatdoesn't happenovernight, anditrequiresmultipleexposuresorrecollectionswhichneedtobespacedout.
Whatthisallmeansisthatthestructureofthestuffsittingupinyourcraniumisn't uptothetaskofpreparingfor a test–soyouneedtobuildexternalstructurestohelpitout.
And, arguably, themostimportantoneis a studyschedule.
そして、間違いなく一番大事なのは勉強のスケジュールです。
I recommendbuildingyourstudyscheduledirectlyintothecalendaryou'realreadyusingforeverythingelse, asit's crucialtofigureouthowyou'regoingtobalanceyourtimebetweenstudyingandfinishingalltheassignmentsandhomeworkthatleaduptothetest.
Youcanaskyourteacheriftheyhaveanythatthey'rewillingtogiveoutasreviewmaterial, andifyou'reincollege, theremightbe a fraternity, orsorority, orsomeotherstudentorganizationthatkeeps a testbankyoucandigthrough.
Spend a littlebitoftimefamiliarizingyourselfwithformulasandconcepts, sure, butspendwaymoretimepracticingandmakingsureyoucanactuallyperformtheoperationsyourself.
Intheworldofsoftwaredevelopment, programmerswhoarestuckonbrokenpiecesofcodewilloftenuse a techniquecalledRubberDuckDebugging, whichinvolvesexplainingthecodeandthoughtprocessbehinditto a rubberduck.
Theideahereisthatexplainingtheproblemto a non-expert – inthiscase, a cutelittleduckonyourdesk–forcesyoutothinkaboutitfrom a differentperspective, whichwilloftenrevealthesolution.
Andduetothatlimitation, I hadtobeverychoosyaboutwhat I putonthecard–whichresultedin a tinypieceofcardstockcontainingthemostimportantinformationontheexam.
そのため、試験で最も重要な情報が書かれた小さなカードストックができてしまいました。
Andsince I'd justspentanhourlookingallthatstuffupandwritingitdowninteenytinyletters, I wasinteractingwithit – actively – thewholetime.
Nextweekwe'llbetacklingtestanxiety, but I cangiveyou a bitof a spoilerupfront: Goodpreparation – especiallythetypethatreplicatesthetestconditions – isoneofthebestwaystocalmthosenerves.