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The list below summarises the essential skills required to be an
effective student. You can learn to be an effective and successful
students following the list, but whether you will become one
eventually will depend on whether you are prepared to make a
sustained effort to do so.
1) Take responsibility. No ones owes you a living.
Neither do you owe others. Losers make excuses for themselves;
winners make their own successes. Don't blame others for your own
mistakes.
2) Be organised. Plan and prioritise your time
well. Work with weekly timetables and daily To-Do lists with a
filofax. God is fair; everyone only has 24 hours a day, nothing
more.
3) Be independent. Think and do things by yourself
instead of asking others to do it for you.
4) Become an efficient learner. Effective study
skills are important for life-long learning. Examples include
mind-mapping, speed reading, etc.
5) Be proactive. Success is more likely to look
for those who take the initiative to go and get it.
6) Be disciplined. It is very easy to lapse into
compromises and postponed schedules. But remember, tomorrow never
comes. Remind yourself constantly that you are committed to certain
goals and will attain them, whatever effort it takes you.
Focus!
7) Start well. Pitch in immediately. The first few
weeks are critical. Having a good start will give you the momentum
to carry you further.
8) Concentrate. Don't waste time on unfocussed
efforts. You won't go anywhere far without concentrating; you will
just fall off.
9) Stay healthy. Don't neglect recreation, family
and friends. Plan for your social life so that they aren't
disruptive to your studies.
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