In college, I encountered a rule of thumb: For every credit hour per week, you should be studying two to three hours outside of class per week.

在大学里我学到了一条经验法则：为了得到每周的每个学分，你应该每周在课外学习2-3个小时。

 

If you ask a teacher or professor how much their best students should study, very few will expect their students to be studying for long hours everyday.

如果你问一位老师或教授他们最好的学生应该学多少，很少有人会希望学生每天学习时间过长。

 

As a T.A. at a university, I can tell you that spending an hour of self-studying for every credit hour will put you ahead of a lot of your peers.

作为大学的一名助教，我可以告诉你为了每学分你自学1个小时就能超过很多同龄人了。

 

Studying for long hours will often be necessary when you have an exam. But you don't need to pull all-nighters to be a top student.

备考期间长时间学习通常是必要的，但你不必为了成为尖子生而熬夜。

 

Plus, psychologists say a healthy amount of sleep will actually help you retain the material!

而且心理学家说健康的睡眠时间真的有助于记忆复习材料！

 

My best students are the ones who find time to complete portions of the assignment well before it's due.

我最好的学生是那些找时间提前完成学习任务的人。

 

"Studying all day" might mean going to class, reading 10 pages before lunch, doing a physics problem in between classes, and reviewing material at the end of the day.

“学一整天”可能意味着去上课、午餐前读10页书、课间做一道物理题、一天结束时复习所学内容。

 

The hardest part can often be thinking of small things to do in order to fill your time during the day.

最难的部分往往是想一些小事来充实你一天的时间。

 

A to do list item like "Write essay" is the kind of thing that will take long hours of work, but it can be broken into steps, like: write an outline, free write, revise your intro paragraph.

像“写文章”这样的待办事项是要花很长时间的，但它可以分为几个步骤，比如：写提纲，写作，修改你的前言。

 

There's no strict hours that a student should have to study to be the topper of the class.

要成为班里更顶尖的学生应该学习几个小时，这个问题并没有严格的定义。

 

What I believe is you need to act smartly, instead of following what every one else is doing.

我认为你需要灵活，而不是跟别人一样。

 

Let's talk about some of the study tips :

来聊一些学习的建议：

 

1.Prepare summary notes.

准备总结性的笔记。

 

Topper students are not ahead of intelligence or mental skill. But they are ahead of time. They manage time so well that they won't need to feel guilt¹ after exams that they could have done better.

优等生不是智力超群，而是会提早，他们把时间管理得很好，而不会在考试过后内疚自己本可以做得更好。

 

Summary notes mainly incorporates all important definitions, points or flowcharts which are more likely to come in exams.

总结性的笔记主要包括所有更有可能出现在考试中的重要定义、重点或流程图。

 

2.This might look opposite of what you have heard till now.

这条建议可能跟你迄今为止所听到的相违背。

 

But studying for more hours are less productive and effective than studying for less time along with adequate breaks in between.

但长时间的学习要比短时间的学习并在学习期间适当休息的学习方式效果和效率都要低。

 

3.Distractions².

分散注意力的东西。

 

They make you less productive and lazy. Keep a check on your distractions.

它们会使你学习效率低下，也会更懒惰，检查一下有哪些东西会让你分心。

 

For example: Facebook, FB will be keep you stick to its website and keep showing you funny videos, profile pictures.

比如脸书，它会让你留在网站上，一直给你看有趣的视频和头像。

 

But just know one thing, ANY OF THESE THINGS WON'T MAKE YOU TOPPER.

但你要知道这些东西没有一个会让你成为优等生。

 

4.Writing.

写东西。

 

Writing things down will help you remember them for more longer period. Write everything that can come in examinations.

把东西写下来能帮你延长记忆，写下一切考试中会出现的东西。

 

Disclaimer: Your mind will try to tell you that there's no need to write everything. BUT, YOU HAVE TO.

免责声明：你的大脑会努力劝你没必要写下所有东西。但你必须要写。

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