Grace Fleming

How long should you study？ The answer to this question is different foreveryone because its not just a matter of how long you study—its also howeffectively1 you study.

The best study sessions2 are at least one hour long. A one-hour block givesyou enough time to dive3 deep into the material， but it isnt so long that yourmind wanders4.

Take time off between one-hour or two-hour sessions. This is how your brainworks best. If you find yourself reading long chapters without stopping and thenremembering nearly nothing when you put the book away， consider the way above.

Some students cannot understand something right away as they read. Theirbrains need time for information to sink in5 and sort6 themselves out. As theyread， they should try to read in segments7， taking occasional8 breaks to relax.

Try not to panic9 if you dont understand something right away. Dont stressyourself out！ Youll remember much more if you read calmly and then let yourbrain work after youve put the book away.

Some students love to get to the bottom of things. They often cant go onreading if they stumble10 upon information that doesnt make sense right away. Itkeeps them from getting through the reading in a reasonable amount of time.

Instead of re-reading sections over and over again， put a sticky-note or apencil mark on every page or section where you get stuck. Then， move on to thenext section—you can go back and look up words or solve the questions thesecond time around.

你應(yīng)該學(xué)習多長時間？這個問題的答案對每個人來說都不一樣，因為這不僅僅是你學(xué)習多長時間的問題，還事關(guān)你學(xué)習的效率。

最佳的學(xué)習時段是至少一小時。一個小時的時間段讓你有足夠的時間深入到材料中，但又不會長到讓你走神。

隔一到兩個小時休息一下。這就是你大腦的最佳工作方式。如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己一口氣讀了很長的章節(jié)，然后把書收起來時卻幾乎什么都不記得，那么可以考慮采用上面的方法。

有些學(xué)生在閱讀時不能馬上理解某些內(nèi)容。他們的大腦需要時間來消化信息和理清頭緒。在他們閱讀時，他們應(yīng)該嘗試分段閱讀，偶爾休息一會兒來放松一下。

如果不能馬上理解一些東西，你盡量不要驚慌。別緊張！如果你平靜地閱讀，然后在把書收起來后讓你的大腦發(fā)揮作用，你會記得更多。

有些學(xué)生喜歡刨根問底。如果突然發(fā)現(xiàn)了不能立即弄懂的信息，他們往往無法繼續(xù)閱讀。這會使他們無法在合理的時間內(nèi)完成閱讀。

不要一遍又一遍地重讀章節(jié)，而是在你被卡住的每一頁或每一節(jié)貼上一張便條或留下一個鉛筆標記，然后繼續(xù)讀下一個部分———你可以在第二次看時再去查單詞或解決問題。

Notes

1. effectively. 有效地；實際上

2. session. 某項活動的一段時間

3. dive . 撲向；沖向；熱情投身于

4. wander .走神；開小差

5. sink in 滲入；完全被理解；被領(lǐng)會

6. sort. 整理；把……分類

7. segment . 部分；片段

8. occasional . 偶爾的

9. panic . 使……恐慌；使……驚慌失措

10. stumble . 偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)