3. THE CYCLE OF STUDIES  

( DIVIDED IN TO 3 PHASES )

Phase 1 (Make Story Phase)

• Open the book read all content of the topic with understanding try to make a story out of it, relevant or irrelevant doesn’t matter but it should help you to remember the topic for example Mr. blood eats in red and white plates (blood has 3 types of cells , rbc,wbc and platelets … anything like that.Its just your creativity. Take your time to make some story out of the topic.
• After reading close the book try to remember the topic as much as you can and if possible do it by speaking loudly .

It finishes your phase 1

Now you can proceed to another topic (better if another subject) in the same manner.

Initially try to cover 5-6 topics in a day than you can increase gradually.
Also don’t forget to write your story/summary part some where. (May be in your secret note book)

Phase 2 (Time to Recollect)

After 5 – 6 days try to recollect what you read that day.

• Remember that story.
• Write all the important points about that topic.
• Don’t worry if you remember only a few points.
• Now take a marker (should be of light color only) and read the topic again (faster this time).
• Mark all the points which you think are important.
• After reading close the book and try to write all the important points it ends phase 2.
• Repeat this procedure for other topics in the same way

This is perhaps the most important phase of your preparation.

Lots of studies but – low to minimal recall will never give you good results.

In order to score the max in exams – you need to recall the correct answers and

that too in the shortest possible time.

So, by following the point mentioned above – recalling the points and writing them down – you keep recording the answers as stories in your subconscious mind.

Just keep practicing and don’t worry that even after so much practice, you won’t be able to recall the answers when you need it. Because you will definitely recall it.

Its like muscle memory.

By constant recalling and revision – the answer gets stored in your mind and when the time comes you will recall the answer in the exams.

Phase 3 (Time To Repeat & Write)

5 – 6 days after the phase 2 sit again,

remember again and write again.

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Open the book take another marker (darker this time) but now read only the marked portion (faster again) and mark the most important keywords among the already marked portion with the darker marker.

It completes phase 3.

Now make a routine

open the book every week or fortnight take a look at all the marked portion and

this way you will save a lot of time and cover a lot of portion.

 See Next Slide for the Final Step in Preparation

The Secret Note Book Phase