i have to read assigned chapters for my courses. i do the reading, but i feel i'm wasting my time because i'm not absorbing the material. how can i read assigned chapters in the most time effective way while at the same time absorbing the main points? i'm wasting time reading words because i am not getting anything out of it
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
how do you study effectively?
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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Try taking notes and making a condensed version of what you read.
LowPlainsDrifter
Senior Don Juan
Bible's point is well taken. Information that flows from your eyes through your hands and onto paper has a better chance of being retained.
I would also recommend using the Internet to search for additional material on the subject you're trying to study.
Maybe there's a Wikipedia article that explains it better or is written in a livelier fashion.
I would also recommend using the Internet to search for additional material on the subject you're trying to study.
Maybe there's a Wikipedia article that explains it better or is written in a livelier fashion.
flippinfreak
Master Don Juan
Different fields of study, take different forms of memorization...
What're you dealing with john?
What're you dealing with john?
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Lesson one: Avoid Sosuave at all costs. I have been writing a paper all day and I should be done by now.
Have you ever heard of something called SQ3R? Scan, Question, Read, Recite, Review.
I believe the way the method goes is first you scan the chapter, read all the captions and what not. That is supposed to help with retaining things. Then while you read the chapter write questions for each paragraph that the specific paragraph answers. Next after your finished reading, recite the main points (doesn't have to be out loud). Then a few days later review by reading over and answering your questions in the margins.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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Adderall? 'cause I have ADD and concentrate worth a shyt, but can't take meds because of a heart condition. I have to do a lil bit of studying over a time or be super-motivated by time 'procrastionation', such is my life, and I cope.