6 . The Feynman Technique(费曼学习法) is a powerful method that you can use to learn anything faster because it forces you to actively think about the problem instead of passively reading or listening to someone else talk about it. You can take the following five simple steps to study better.

Find out the topic you want to learn.     1    , or you’ll end up jumping between topics without developing a deeper understanding of any of them.

Explain the topic as if teaching a sixth-grader, which is the heart of the FeynmanTechnique.    2    . This requires you to meet the child at their level of understanding by using the simplest way.

Identify(识别出) areas of potential improvement in your explanation. You’ll need to critically(批判性地) review the explanation you came up with in Step Two.     3    . Try to find any knowledge gap(差距, 鸿沟), together with any area where you felt that you couldn't explain the topic simply.

Improve and optimize(优化) your explanation. Think about all the knowledge gaps and other areas of possible improvement you found in Step Three.     4    .

Repeat the steps until you’ve achieved mastery(掌握n.) of the topic. Keep going through each step until you’re fully satisfied with your explanation.     5    , and that is why going through all the prior(之前的) subjects once is usually not enough to achieve topic mastery.

7 . Habit is a behaviour you do regularly (有规律的). As a professor who studies how to help students become better readers and writers, I can tell you that research shows habits have a loop (循环). Here are the things you need to make a studying loop:

●A set time to study every day.

●A cue (提示) to start studying.

●An environment that helps you stick to your studying routine (常规).

●A prize for studying.

When you do things at the same time every day, it is easier to remember to do them. To determine how much time you should set aside each day to study, multiply (乘) your grade level by 10 minutes. That means if you’re in third grade, you would plan to spend about 30 minutes per day studying. Spending more time than that on a regular basis can cause stress, anxiety and possibly destroy healthy sleep habits.

Studying at the same time every day is one cue. but you may need something more specific when first forming your habit. This can be a calendar reminder you set on your phone. or something as simple as a card with the word “study” printed on the front.

To help yourself study, you need a place set up for work and not for doing other things. Do not study on your bed— 4that’s for sleeping— 4or in front of the television, or anywhere it’s difficult to hold and use the materials you need. Best option: a table or desk with good lighting. Your study place should limit distractions (干扰). That includes other people’s conversations and all media: TV, video games, social media, texts or music.

The prize. That said, after you finish studying, you can give yourself a little gaming or social media time as your prize. With time, the studying itself will become its own prize. Improving your knowledge and skills will give you a sense of achievement and make you more confident and happier at school. But while forming your study habit, a really fun prize will help you stick with it.