Name: Crash Course: Study Skills
Uploaded: 2015
Description: Welcome to Crash Course Study Skills! Thomas Frank is going to help you learn to be a better student.

Welcome to Crash Course Study Skills! Thomas Frank is going to help you learn to be a better student.

The first step in honing your new study skills is to take better notes. This week Thomas will tell you everything you need to know to come to class prepared and find a note-taking system that will help you retain and review like a champ.

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Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills #1

Leaving the bookstore at the beginning of the semester you?re probably wondering how the heck you?re going to get through all of that reading. Today we?re explaining how much of that reading you really need to do and the best strategies for making your way through it.

Reading Assignments: Crash Course Study Skills #2

An essential part of learning and studying is remembering things, so this week Thomas explains some of how your memory works so that you can spend less time working against your memory?s limitations and more time playing to its real strengths.

Memory: Crash Course Study Skills #3

The best way to make sure you?re making the most of the time you have is to start off well organized. This week we?re talking about planning and organizational systems and how to set yourself up for success.

Planning & Organization: Crash Course Study Skills #4

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get distracted while studying ? even when you know you really don?t have time for Facebook, Snapchat, Cookie Clicker, or whatever else is calling you? This week we?re going to help you get a better handle on your focus and concentration.

Focus & Concentration: Crash Course Study Skills #5

You?re on YouTube right now, but you should probably be studying or writing that research paper. But as long as you?re here, we?re going to help you figure out how to get the better of your desire to procrastinate in the future. Just don?t forget about us when you fully master your procrastination.

Procrastination: Crash Course Study Skills #6

It turns out that saving all of your studying until after midnight on the night before your big exam is not actually a great way to prepare. Today, Thomas explains some test prep strategies that actually work.

Studying for Exams: Crash Course Study Skills #7

Exams can be terrifying. It?s easy to feel like the weight of the world rests in these moments ? like this one test determines your grades and, in turn, your whole future ? even if you know, rationally, that this isn?t really the case.

Test Anxiety: Crash Course Study Skills #8

Writing research papers is an essential skill in your career as a student, and this week we?re going to help you do that like a pro.

Papers & Essays: Crash Course Study Skills #9

We?re finally to the end of our time together here on Crash Course Study Skills, so this week we?re taking a more holistic approach to be the best learner you can be. Part of taking care of your brain is taking care of your whole body, of which your brain is a part.