Yeah… aren’t those geeks a pain! It’s us against them!

What you have to keep in mind about studying is that it’s not how long you study that’s important. What’s more important is how you study. Lots of students say they spend hours in the library and still get poor grades but most of that time they’re not doing anything relevant such as practicing their Q&A Reflexes.

They think reading (while they’re probably half asleep), taking notes word for word out of a book, or underlining everything… is going to cut it. Forget it! Might take hours but it doesn’t mean they learn anything relevant for getting good grades.

Meanwhile… the geek drops in for a couple of hours, does some active learning, based on what I’m talking about in these videos, and he’s outta there.

Rob

I practiced this reflex unknowingly..hehehe I know you probably think this guy is a geek… anyway I got high grades but I’m thinking tomyself how the heck is my studying for nearly an entire day not good enough..??

Just asking for an advice

Wow… I’m amazed at the reaction my little study system is getting so far. Hope I can meet all your expectations.

I really want to answer your questions in detail Sian but I’m releasing my strategy one video at a time and I don’t want to jump ahead at this stage. There’s 2 parts to my study system… the first is the strategy which I’m releasing in these videos. The second part is my actual tactics which are all detailed in “Studying For Exams Made Simple”.

It does sound to me from your comments that you’re doing exactly what I did in my first degree when I was failing subjects… you’re “practicing tennis to be good at basketball” which you’ll understand if you watched Video #1.

Sitting in the library probably just makes you feel like you’re studying when you’re not really doing anything that contributes to learning. The more hours you spend in the library… the harder you feel you’re working. And then only managing to pass.

This is all part of the “highlighting and underlining everything and rewriting text books” study system that most students have. It’s like chopping down a tree with a blunt axe… you feel like you’re working really hard and getting nowhere when all you have to do is stop and sharpen the axe.

Yes Sian… what I’m revealing to you really is simple. Which is why most students don’t see it. I didn’t either until I stopped to “sharpen my axe!”.

Keep watching the videos I’m making (another one in a few days when I get some time) and I’m sure you’ll discover where I’m coming from. I feel your pain Sian and I really want to help you but please be patient.

Rob

Your system is amazing. I never thought that it could be so simple. I am going to try this. I’ve tried everything else.

I have been in University for a while now. During my first degree I spent almost all of my time in the library and I only managed to just pass. As a result the professional course I wanted was out of my reach. I did a masters degree so that I could be eligible for the course, but I had to practically live in the library to pass reasonably well. I am now doing the first part of the professional course and I am struggling. At this point I’m ready give up because it just seems too hard. This is my last shot at attaining my dream. So here I am. Does doing exam questions over and over really work? And if so how exactly are you meant to do them. Do you choose the questions(exam topics) you’re hoping to do in the exam then answer them using your textbook?
Please break it down for me because I am tired of working so hard in the library and feeling like a dunce when other students seem to wiz through the material and get As.

Great to read your positive comments. What I’m hoping to get across to students in these videos is that you need to make fundamental changes to how you study if you’re not getting the exam results you want. These changes will apply to any subject that is assessed with exams.

Will try not to disappoint you Sam. All I’m doing here is telling students about the changes I made to how I studied in order to go from failing exams, to getting the amazing results I talk about in the videos.

The things I talk about should come across as simple and logical but sometimes we tend to miss those things and go for the complicated way that doesn’t always make sense when you really think about it.

More to come soon.

Rob

I just finished watching the video and boy am I impressed! And I really appreciate the fact that the author had asked to comment and become involved in the community he has. He seems like a good mentor.

What I want to find out is that if these study skills are applicable to engineering exams and math exams and chemistry stuff. Or are these study skills more aimed towards subjects like History and Psychology and stuff.

Thanks for the emails, invitation and videos.

I think this is an answer to my prayers – I am really excited about the writing bonus.

Sam

I’ll be leaving the videos on my blog so you can watch them here any time you want to. If you want to send them to a friend there is an email button in the bottom right hand corner of the video.

How to get “all this stuff stuck in your head”… ain’t that the million dollar question!

The only answer I can give you at the moment is to watch these videos (more to come) and I’ll show you what I did to get it all into my head, make it stay there, and most importantly… get it to come out in the exam in a format that made the examiner want to give me an ‘A’.

Stay with me awhile Francis…

Rob

How do download the video?

How do you get all this staff that we study for stuck in our head?

Thanks. Still have a whole bunch of videos in mind and I’ll get them out to you over the next few weeks. I’m making them as I have the time.

Know the feeling about panicking in the exam and I still have nightmares about being in an exam and not having done any study for it. I’ll be making a video about how to prevent or minimize panic and anxiety so stay tuned.

Rob