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Enjoy study exams

Get good grades

Ali Hassan Shah

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Enjoy Study and Exams

Get GOOD GRADES

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What are your problems

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BRAINBRAIN

One neuron is equals to one Computer

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10 thousand crore neurons

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Dendrites are connections

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One neuron can make one lakh dendrites

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4 round trip of earth

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200 pages 5 crore books

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Our brain is amazingOur brain is amazing

It has four stages It has four stages

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11stst stage stage

Identification forward study

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22ndnd stage stage

memory trace registrationWithout attention no registration

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33rdrd stage stage

Storage

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Roger Sperry 22 years research Nobel Prize winner

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Left brain

• Studying all work writing • Language• Cramming• Non interesting work• Logic math

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Right brain

• Tv • Games• Enjoy • Music• coulerful

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Left brain contains 10% storage

Right brain contains 90% storage

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44thth step steprecall

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Improving Memory and Reading

Improving memory and reading

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How does the memory works

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Its has three stages

Sensory register

Short termMemory (STM)

Long termMemory (LTM)

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Sensory registerSensory register

• Lasts less than a second• Records sensory experience• Allows the brain to process info• Helps us to focus on relevant info

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• The Sensory Register is like a quickly fading photo of your sensory experience

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Short Term Memory

• Lasts about a half a minute• Temporary and limited• Records what we see, hear, do,

taste, touch• Purpose is to ponder significance

and decide if it is important enough to remember

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Magical Number 7

It is easier to remember material grouped in chunks of seven (+ or –2)

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Common 7’s

• Telephone Number• License Plate• Days of the Week• Colors of the Rainbow• Deadly Sins• 7 Dwarfs (Snow White)• Can You Name Some Others?

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Long Term Memory

• Large capacity• Permanent storage• Use it to store important

information for future use• Use it to store information for

college success

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Is It True that We Never Forget?

• We remember what is stored in• Long Term Memory (LTM)• This is the goal of college study

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How Long Do We Remember?

• Sensory Register less than one second• Short Term less than one minute• Long Term permanent

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• Requires rehearsal• Apply memory techniques

Store information in long term memory

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We

• Unpleasant things• Names of people, places, things• What is barely learned• What we do not understand• Under pressure or stress• Material we learn by “cramming”• Ideas in conflict with our beliefs

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We

• Pleasant Experiences• Material important to us• What we put in effort to learn• What we have reviewed• What is interesting• What we use frequently• Muscular skills such as riding a bike

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Theories of Forgetting

• I Forgot• Mental Blur• Decay• Interference• Reactive Interference• Motivated Forgetting

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Rate of Forgetting (or losing access)

•AFTER 20 MINUTES 47%• AFTER 1 DAY 62%•AFTER 2 DAYS 69%•AFTER 15 DAYS 75%•AFTER 31 DAYS 78%

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•Super Learning

Average IQ = 100Genius = 160

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•The average human only uses 4% of their brain

If we could use 7%, we could all be a genius!

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• Brain cell of a rat

Without Stimulation

With Stimulation

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Ready for a memory test?

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How did you remember?

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Meaningful Organization

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Memory is like a library

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If you miss-file a book, You cannot find it.

It is still there and you may stumble across it one day.

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Organize those thoughts!

File your books correctly.

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Organize it.

Learn from the general to the specific

Make it meaningful

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Remember the Magical Number 7?

Organize in Groups of 7 or Less

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Visualization

Make a mental picture of what you want to rememberCommercials make good use of this technique

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• Recitation

• One of the most powerful techniques• Memories exist in the form of a chemical neural trace• Some researchers think it takes 5 seconds to establish this trace• Repeat it 5 times or keep it in your mind for 5 seconds

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READY FOR THE TEST AGAIN?

YOU’LL DO BETTER THIS TIME

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More Memory Techniques

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Develop an Interest

• We tend to remember what interests us

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Can You Remember?

• Music • Sports• Hobbies• Styles

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Find Something Interesting in Your College Studies

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See the Big Picture

• Understand the main points first and the details second

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Imagine trying to see a painting one inch at a time! It is difficult to

appreciate or understand.

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“The essence of genius isknowing what to overlook.”

William James

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Intend to Remember

• Tell yourself that you are going to remember.

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Intend to remember where you put your keys!

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Distribute the Practice

• Learn small amounts at a time• Review frequently

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EXAMPLE:SAFMEDS

SAYALL

FASTONE MINUTE

EACHDAY

SHUFFLE

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Create a Basic Background

• We remember by making connections to what we already know

• At first college is difficult because you are establishing the basic background

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Relax While Studying

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You can’t remember if you are embarrassed

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Frustrated

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Memory Tricks

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Tired

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Acrostics

• Creative rhymes, songs or poems

Musical Notes: Every Good Boy Does Fine

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Acronyms

� Create New Words as Memory Aids

NASA

LASER

SCUBA

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Exercise: Practice with Mnemonics

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Peg Systems

One Bun Six Sticks

Two Shoe Seven Heaven

Three Tree Eight Gate

Four Door Nine lion

Five Hive Ten Hen

Zero hero

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Picture the Peg

Bun

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Connect what you want to remember. Use a picture.

Bun Milk

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Exercise: Remember a Grocery List

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Peg Systems

One Bun Six Sticks

Two Shoe Seven Heaven

Three Tree Eight Gate

Four Door Nine Lion

Five Hive Ten Hen

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Loci Systems

� Use places to remember� A House� A Hallway

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Can you strengthen your mind?

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Exercises to Strengthen the Mind

• Puzzles• Music• Fix Something• Art• Dance• Aerobic Exercise• Interesting People

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Keeping Your Mind Healthy

• Exercise• Rest• Balanced, low-fat diet• Eat proteins and carbohydrates• Drink caffeine in moderation• Don’t abuse drugs or alcohol• Use safety gear

Keeping Your Mind Healthy

� Exercise� Rest� Balanced, low-fat diet� Eat proteins and carbohydrates� Drink caffeine in moderation� Don’t abuse drugs or alcohol� Use safety gear

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You can remember!

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Part II: Read to Remember

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Warm Up Your BrainCan You Remember the Grocery

List?

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Peg Systems

One Bun Six Sticks

Two Shoe Seven Heaven

Three Tree Eight Gate

Four Door Nine Wine

Five Hive Ten Hen

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Sum: Apply these super learning techniques

• Meaningful Organization• Visualization• Recitation• Develop an Interest• See the Big Picture First• Intend to Remember• Distribute the Practice• Create a Basic Background• Relax

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Myths About Reading

If I read, I should remember what I read.

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Generally people cannot remember 50% of of the material they have just read!

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Myths About Reading

If I read, I should remember what I read. I do not need to read if I go to class.Practice makes perfect.

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Thumb Exercise

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Get Started with Skimming

• Quickly read preface or intro• Look at Table of Contents• Spend 5-15 minutes quickly looking over the

book• Notice the items at the back of the book

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Exercise: Textbook Skimming

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SQ4RA shortcut to college reading

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Read onceInstead of Re-reading.

Recite for memory improvement

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Step 1

SurveyQuestion

FAST

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Why?

•Beginning of speed reading•Improves comprehension

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How?• Quickly look over the chapter• Turn the subtitles into questions

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Survey

• See the big picture• Ease into studying• Warm up• Create a basic background• Get started

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Question

• Read to find answers• Improves reading comprehension• Forces you to concentrate

??

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Keeps you awake

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Become an Active Reader

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Exercise: Survey and Question a Chapter

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Step 2

Read

Recite

SLOW

FAST

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This step is most important for

Memory

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How?

Read to identifythe topic sentenceor main idea

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Underline or highlight the idea if it is important.

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When reading is tough

• Read it again• Look up new words• Read it aloud• Ask the instructor• Stand up and read• Use tutoring• Pretend you understand• Take a break and come back later

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Read with a Dictionary

Use 3X5 cards to learn new words

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Recite

FAST

• Most powerful memory technique• Converts information from short term to

long term memory• Keeps you alert

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Step 3

Review

ReflectFAST

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Why?

Reinforcesmemory

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When?

Within 20Minutes!

Most of the forgetting occursin the first 20 minutes.

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How to Review

• After each main section, review the main points

• At the end of the chapter, quickly review the main points one more time

• Do your review quickly

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Reflection is the creative step

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Reflection

• How can I use this?• What is important?• How does it relate?• How can I use it in my career?• Is it true?

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A step beyond memorization is

Wisdom

REFLECT

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Sum:SQ4R

1. Survey and Question2. Read and Recite3. Review and Reflect

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Reading is a habit

Start good habits!

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Reading Speed

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Skimming (2000-3000 WPM)Rapid Reading (300-800 WPM)Slow Reading (150-300 WPM)Studying (200 WPM)

Gears of Reading

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Guidelines for Marking a Text

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A Mind Map for Marking a Text

BE SELECTIVE20%

“THE ESSENCE OFGENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

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Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

“THE ESSENCE OFGENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

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Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGINBRIEFFAST AND NEAT

“THE ESSENCE OFGENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

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Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGINBRIEF

FAST AND NEAT

SYMBOLS 1 2 3

** *

“THE ESSENCE OF GENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

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Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGIN

BRIEFFAST AND NEAT

SYMBOLS 1 2 3

** *

“THE ESSENCE OF GENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

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Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGINBRIEFFAST AND NEAT

SYMBOLS 1 2 3

** *

“THE ESSENCE OF GENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

DOUBLE SYSTEM

1. UNDERLINE IN PENCIL2. HIGHLIGHT AS PART OF REVIEW

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More Ideas on Text Marking

• Point out definitions by writing DEF in the margin. Circle the word being defined.

• Point out examples by writing EX in the margin

• Write SUM in the margin to point out useful summaries to reread.

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Group Activity:Make a Mind Map

Use How Does the Memory Work?

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Patterns of Organization are Keys to Understanding the Main Idea:

• Listing Pattern• Sequence Pattern• Definition Pattern• Comparison/Contrast Pattern• Cause/Effect Pattern

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An Example of a Mind Map

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The Listing Pattern Presents a List of Items

• Your task as a reader is to identify all items listed

• Watch for clues such as numbers or letters

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Sequence Pattern

• Presents a list of items in a specific order. The order is important.

• As a reader, identify and mark all items in the series and note their order.

• Again clues are numbers or letters. • Notice words such as then, next, finally

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Definition Pattern

• Presents an explanation of a term• As the reader, understand all parts of the

definition• Watch for words such as: is, is defined, this

term means, is known as, refers to

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Cause/Effect Pattern

• Presents the reasons things happen (causes) and their results (effects)

• As a reader understand the cause and effect• For cause notice these words: causes,

produces, leads to, results in• For effect notice these words: results from,

was caused by, due to, consequently, therefore

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Improve Reading Concentration

• Have a regular place to study and get in the habit of studying in this place

• Do not do anything else in this place• Eat, rest or watch TV some other place

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Comparison/Contrast Pattern

• Presents similarities or differences• As a reader, recognize these similarities or

differences• For comparisons, notice these words:

similarly, likewise, also• For differences, notice these words:

however, in contrast, on the other hand, nevertheless

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Deal with Mental Distractions

• Become an active reader• Be here now• Remind yourself of your purpose for reading• Deal with worry• Break the task into small parts

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Keys to Success: Positive Thinking

You can improve your reading and your life with positive thinking!

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Keys to Success: Positive Thinking

If you think you are beaten, you are.If you think you dare not, you don’t.If you like to win but think you can’t,It’s almost certain that you won’t.

Life’s battles don’t always goTo the stronger woman or man,But sooner or later, those who winAre those who think they can.

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Exercises:Test Your College Reading Skills

Becoming An Efficient College Reader