It may be that you cannot retain well enough and thus need more strategies. One common one brought to my attention that WORKS WONDERS is VERY ACTIVE note taking. Do not suppose that you will recall a concept just because you read it and think you understand it. You will be often surprised at how fast the information leaves. Some WRITE OUT every concept or fact in the margins of the book, on a notebook, etc. It is a much slower process, but if the information is going to STICK, it is MUCH MORE EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE. What use is it to read a "mile a minute" and study for "one whole year" if very little is recalled and sticks in your memory. Your brain MUST have some kind of "glue" in it. Find out what materials "activate" this glue!

Cheers to you!


Tommyk

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