7 Killer Learning Hacks to Ace Your Next Exam

1. Analogies and Metaphors. Whenever you learn a fact, ask yourself what the idea is similar to. You can learn abstract processes by creating metaphors for more common events.
2. Mental Pictures. Have you ever tried to visualize a mathematical formula? Instead of just memorizing rules, I created a mental picture of my hands scooping through the diagonals, adding and removing the numbers etc
3. Dig a Foundation. Do you ever get surprised how easy early subjects appear, once you advance in them. Advance above your level.
4. Become the Teacher. Try switching roles: how would you explain what you're learning to someone else?
5. Stop Taking Rigid Notes. Write down ideas in branches and connections. Add your own thoughts, diagrams and arrows linking ideas so you have a web of information.
6. Diagram. Remember when your teacher told you to stop doodling in class? Well recent research suggests that drawing can actually increase your concentration.
7. Pegging. Mental magicians actually use this tactic to memorize any number. The tactic is a bit complicated for a brief article, but the basic idea is to attach each digit to a specific consonant. So 1 = s, 2 = k and 6 = r. The next step is to put these consonants together. So 16578 becomes s, r, d, l, p etc learn here.