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It has been known for years that taking short naps in between your study sessions can sharpen your memory and hence make it easier to remember class material. But why does sleeping have such an effect on your ability to remember?
One of the sentences you are bound to hear a million times over, whilst a student, is “Don’t leave it to the last minute”.
The one question I get asked a lot by people I’ve just met is “Was it difficult for you to learn the language, when you first moved to Spain?”. The honest answer is yes, it was very hard. It took me two years just to get up the confidence to start a chit-chat conversation with someone. Up until that point I’d been getting by on only talking when I had to; in answer to a question, or to ask something essential.
In my opinion, the hardest part of studying is trying to remember all the tiny, little details that accompany the core of the course material. They’re the easiest thing to forget and I find that I often manage to confuse them all in my head, to the point where I associate the wrong details with the wrong topic!
Studying should be an habitual past-time. It is a necessary part of school/university life and is even essential later on, during your career, as a way of keeping up to date with the latest theories, methods and information. Many people fail to realise this, resulting in failed exams and much frustration.