(Ep. 6) READ TODAY WHAT YOU WERE TAUGHT TODAY

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As a Freshman in the University, I won't forget what one of my lecturers told us in our first class with her.

She said: 'Everyday, after lectures, just spend 5 minutes and go through what you learnt in class for that day.'

This advice made reading easier. Just 5 minutes? Wow! That's cool!

I'm telling you the same thing today.

Spend 5 minutes everyday to go through what you were taught that same day.

Not the following day. The same day you were taught.

Just 5 minutes.

Ok, you could choose to extend it to 10 minutes, 15minutes, etc.

But make sure you go through every lecture you were taught for that day.

Don't push it till tomorrow.

This is not a so in-depth kind of reading or studying. Just go through. Refresh your memory over what the lecturer taught. Scan through your notes or textbooks.

The truth is that it sticks better when you spend a few minutes reading what you were taught today than when you spend longer durations trying to read them later for the first time.

I bet you, this thing works like magic.😃

"_The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting_"; Proverbs 12:27.

_Now that you are a student_, read today what you were taught today.


✌️ 💕 

Tochukwu Onu 

Comments

  1. Adaeze Joy ChukwuemekaJanuary 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM

    Going through what was taught same day worked for me both as an undergraduate and for my other professional cerification. It makes you unafraid for impromptu test/quiz.
    Thanks Mr. Tochukwu for coming up with this piece.

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