Do You Want to Remember? by LemBook.com

Here are nine ways for you to learn almost anything.

1. Repeating a paragraph to yourself.
   1. Study a paragraph and then close your eyes and try to repeat the paragraph in your own words. I used this method in college with great success, unless the course wasn’t taught with a textbook, then I would get into trouble since I usually skipped all of my classes J
   2. Make sure that you can pick out the main point in the paragraph.

    

2. Mind mapping.
   1. Use a computer program or just do it freehand. Tony Buzan is probably the top expert in using this method.
   2. Use concept mapping. FreeMind is a good program for free.

    

3. Holistic learning.
   1. Ask “What does this remind me of?” Relate the information to what you already know.
   2. Form models and constructs.

    

4. Underlining.
   1. Examine each paragraph and determine what it is trying to say and then find the words in the paragraph that convey this and underline them. Then go on to the next paragraph.
   2. Occasionally a paragraph will have two or more main points. Be sure to watch out for this and underline these also.

    

5. Outlining.
   1. Write down the headings and subheadings that the author used when writing the chapter. Make them into an outline. Unfortunately, many books have a messed up outline. See if you can make a better one.
   2. One trick is to underline all the headings in a chapter, but use one color for the main headings and a different color for the subheadings.

    

6. Read aloud.
   1. Read the material out loud. Be dramatic about it. But emotion into it.
   2. Another way is to read it rhythmically or read it to music. Sing it out loud.

    

7. Research.
   1. Google the subject and review many different versions of the subject by different authors.
   2. Expand your knowledge around the subject. Place it into context.
   3. Buy more than one book about the subject.

    

8. Take notes.
   1. Rewrite the material in your own words.
   2. Read the material into a tape recorder and then play it back when doing chores.

    

9. Review.
   1. Review the material in 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, etc
   2. Write out everything that you know about the subject without looking at your notes and then compare it with your notes to find out what you missed. Study that.