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Study skills

5 Things to Do in the First 5 Minutes of Study

The first five minutes decide whether the next twenty are worth anything.

In short

Clear the desk

Paper, pencil, calculator, nothing else.

Put the phone out of reach

Another room, not face down on the table.

Write down what you are doing

One line at the top of the page. Today: dividing fractions.

Warm up on something you can do

Three easy questions. Opening on the hardest thing is why people stop.

Look at yesterday’s mistake

One correction before you begin. It costs a minute and saves the topic.

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