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Tips and practical mnemonics to increase the ability to learn

    Divide the tasks in such a way that each day is burdened with approximately the same amount of learning!
    Learn economically: not at the last second, not irregularly, not uninterruptedly, without breaks, not only what is pleasant or what you already know well!
    Make an overview of your learning time per week:
    a) Each subject should be studied at least once a week.
    b) The items that are difficult for you should be studied more often than the others.
    Do the tasks under time pressure – this way you train for the stress of schoolwork!
    Always take a break between each learning phase so that the two learning processes do not interfere with each other.
    If possible, learn dissimilar subjects one after the other!
    If you write down in a small notebook what you have studied in the past week, you will gain a valuable overview, e.g. for the material of the next exam or homework.
    If you study properly, you deserve a reward. Your parents can help you with this.
    Others (e.g. your parents) can help in different ways:
    a) They can check your assignments.
    b) They can check if you have learned correctly.
    c) They can study with you.
    d) They can discuss your personal problems with you.
    e) They can check whether you have written everything down at school without any gaps, whether your exercise books are kept properly.
    Work out with them where help is needed!
    Think about what the individual subjects are good for:
    What you should actually learn in history, geography, natural history, etc.! Only if you are convinced that the individual subject matter also has valuable and interesting sides, will you have real learning success in it.
    Lift Principle or Climbing Principle: There is no lift to true success! You have to proceed step by step, otherwise you will become discouraged. You must not choose a difficult climbing route straight away, but first take the mountain road. Set yourself small goals at first – and grow with your successes!
    Fitness principle: If you want to be physically fit, you have to train constantly! Those parts of the body that need it most must be trained the most. If you want to be fit at school, you should also train constantly. Every subject should be learned at least once a week, and the subjects in which one is rather weak should be learned more intensively and more often a week!
    Desk principle: If you have a desk with six drawers, will you cram two drawers full and leave the rest empty? No, because that would be completely nonsensical! Do the same with your tasks! You have six days at your disposal. Avoid that some days are overloaded and others remain unloaded! Divide your tasks and duties evenly!
    Thriller principle: If you read two thrillers in a row, you may confuse the perpetrators. You may not know which perpetrator belongs to which novel. The same happens to someone who studies two very similar subjects in a row. This confuses and inhibits memory.
    Therefore, try to bring as much variety as possible into your learning afternoon!
    Learn dissimilar subjects one after the other!
    Bathtub principle: You cannot let water run into a bathtub indefinitely. The water has to run out again somewhere. Likewise, our capacity for absorption is not unlimited. New material needs space. Therefore, don’t burden your brain with non-essentials, but concentrate on the essentials!
    Walking path principle: If you walk through a meadow once, the grass will straighten up again. But if you do it several times, and not just one day, but several days in a row, then the path you have walked will become apparent. It is the same with learning. In order for a material to be properly memorised, you have to learn and repeat it several times. And not just on one day, but several days in a row.
    Oasis principle: If a wanderer in the desert is about to collapse and he sees an oasis in front of him, he will once again gather all his strength to reach this destination. Do the same with learning! Sometimes you just want to stop and can’t go on. Then imagine your goal or try to find a goal to work towards and study for!
    Crime novel principle: If you read two crime novels in a row, you might confuse the perpetrators. You might not know which perpetrator belongs to which novel. The same happens to someone who studies two very similar subjects in a row. This confuses and inhibits memory.
    Therefore, try to bring as much variety as possible into your learning afternoon!
    Learn dissimilar subjects one after the other!
    Bathtub principle: You cannot let water run into a bathtub indefinitely. The water has to run out again somewhere. Likewise, our capacity for absorption is not unlimited. New material needs space. Therefore, don’t burden your brain with non-essentials, but concentrate on the essentials!
    Walking path principle: If you walk through a meadow once, the grass will straighten up again. But if you do it several times, and not just one day, but several days in a row, then the path you have walked will become apparent. It is the same with learning. In order for a material to be properly memorised, you have to learn and repeat it several times. And not just on one day, but several days in a row.
    Oasis principle: If a wanderer in the desert is about to collapse and he sees an oasis in front of him, he will once again gather all his strength to reach this destination. Do the same with learning! Sometimes you just want to stop and can’t go on. Then imagine your goal or try to find a goal to work towards and study for!
    Shop window principle: Shop windows of department stores are usually very impressively designed. They are not only clear, but also contain important effects, different colours, different arrangements, etc. Do the same with your notebook or book! Each page you are supposed to learn is like an empty shop window. Make the page more interesting by underlining it with different colours!
    Driving school principle: If you have only learned to drive on the outskirts of the city, you will be quite insecure when you have to drive in the city centre for the first time. You will feel the same way if you only read through the learning material when you are not asking yourself exam questions or doing test school work. Therefore, try to imitate the exam situation when studying!