presents Success Darren Pereira
B.E.S.T B elief If you can see it you can believe it If you can believe it you can achieve it E xcellence Have a commitment to completion S.Y.S.T.E.Ms S tudy Focus your mind & achieve results T oughness When the going gets tough, the tough get going Never give up!
B.E.S.T - Belief BELIEF - Confidence DOUBT - Fear I CAN I CAN T I CAN T I CAN I CAN I CAN T
Positive Self-talk BELIEF - Confidence DOUBT - Fear 29 2.9 1 Positive Affect and the Complex Dynamics of Human Flourishing - Barbara Fredrickson & Marcial Losa
Positive Self-talk BELIEF - Confidence DOUBT - Fear I can nail these exams I m confident, prepared & ready to achieve Everyday in everyway I m getting better & better I m gonna mess up these exams
HSI vs LSI BELIEF - HSI DOUBT - LSI I CAN I CAN T I CAN T I CAN I CAN I CAN T If you think you can or think you can t, either way you re right - Henry Ford
Excellence Commitment = promise to yourself Completion = finish
Excellence What are the most important things to you? 3Fs: Friends, Fun & Freedom Friends - hanging out Fun - pure enjoyment & indulgence Freedom - independence: do what I want, when I want to
Excellence 3Fs: Future, Focus & Family Future - career: what am I going to do? Family - developing positive relationships Focus - setting goals for your educational excellence
Managing g Distractions Obstacles Mobile / texting Solutions Call / text after homework completed
Systems S ave Y ou S tress T E ime nergy M Money
Study / Homework Plan 1. Environment -location? - atmosphere? 2. Timing -when? -length? 3. Incentives -rewards? - punishments?
Study / Homework Plan 4. Study breaks -what? -when? - length? 5. Leisure activities -what? -when? -length? 6. Extra-curricular activities h -what? -when? -length?
Study / Homework Plan 7. Meal times 8. Bed times - 9.2 hours per night to operate at optimal levels 9. Other
6am MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Morning Routine Morning Routine 7am Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine Morning Routine Study / Homework Study / Homework 8am Travel Time Travel Time Travel Time Travel Time Travel Time 9am Class Class Class Class Class P / T Job - Myer Morning Routine 10am 10.00 10.50 11am 11.00 11.50 12 noon Study Period Cricket Match Lunch 1pm 2pm Lunch Lunch Tab Ten Practice Lunch Lunch Tab Ten - Sports 1.00 1.50 Hang with Friends 3pm Travel Time Travel Time Travel Time Travel Time Travel Time Tea Break 4pm Chill Time 4.00 430 4.30 Chill Time 4.00 430 4.30 Chill Time 5pm 5.00 5.50 Cricket Training 5.00 5.50 Cricket Training er 6pm Dinner + Fam Time Dinner + Fam Time 6.00 6.50 7pm 6.45 7.30 Dinner + Fam Time 6.45 7.30 Dinner + Fam Time Dinner + FamTime 7.30 8.20 TV / Call Friends 7.30 8.20 Dinner Dinner + Fam Time 8pm 8.30 9.20 8.30 9.20 8.30 9.20 8.30 9.20 8.00 8.50 9pm My Space TV / Call Friends My Space TV / Call Friends Hang with Friends TV / My Space 10pm Bed Bed Bed TV / Call Friends Bed 11pm 12 midnight Bed Bed
Habit formation tracker Homework Study Exercise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 x x x x
Time Management Step 1: Plan Write down all tasks Step 2: Prioritise Order of importance Step 3: Chunk Break it down Step 4: Times Allocate time frames
Time Management Monday 15 February 3 : CH.6 Qs 1-3 Q1 Q.1 12 mins Q.2 9 mins Q.3 18 mins 1 English: Analyse Article Read article & underline key points Draw up a mind map 7 mins 27 mins 2 Accounting: Revise Ch.3 Double Entry Memorise double entry rules Complete Trial Balance 15 mins 22 mins
Study Skills Study in chunks 50 mins study 5/10 mins break Learn chunks of information not whole slabs Primacy & Recency Effect Not for Public Release
Ebbinghaus Research We forget more than 1/2 of what we learn within 1 hour Not for Public Release We forget 2/3 within 1 day
Ebbinghaus Research Not for Public Release After 5 repetitions we can retain ~95% of what we learn
Review Notes Regularly In brief blocks of time spread out over longer periods of time. Do a short review of your notes within 24 hours Correct Clarify - any errors - any misunderstandings Then spend 1h hour per week per subject Then review your notes approximately once per month Not for Public Release
Study Skills Review your notes regularly Not for Public Release
Study Skills Study actively Ask yourself questions Eg. Why is this the case? How can I use this in my life?
Memory See how many words you can remember from the list below in 10 seconds Scalar Quantities: speed, time, volume, mass, energy, frequency, pressure, charge, temperature, length Now test your memory after reviewing a mind map in 10 seconds
Visualisation
Study Skills Association Make links & connections with previous experience or learning Eg: anchoring Leyton Hewitt C mon C mon Cmon
Study Skills Consolidation Discuss key ideas with others Success comes from comprehension, not memorisation If you want to learn it, teach it to others By saying things out loud, it forces you to put what you have learnt into some meaningful & coherent format which aids learning
Study Skills Study groups Form a study group Example: 4 people study 4 chapters for 4 hours Write summary notes (mind map) Exchange notes & teach the group the content 4 hours study = 16 hours information
Study Skills Baroque music Listening to Baroque music while studying induces relaxed alertness & increases recall performance by at least 25%
Study Skills Baroque Music & Super learning Pythagaros and other ancient mathematicians: noted the ratios of different planetary cycles counted the rhythmic periodicities in nature calculated the ratios of the human body
Study Skills Baroque Music & Super learning Baroque musicians were trained to use these particular numbers & patterns in their music for: harmony counterpoint rhythm tempo
Study Skills Baroque Music & Super learning Mind sharpens when breathing to a regular beat synchronising breath with the pulse creates mind/body harmomisation b th nt l st bilis s m nt l ti it s th t th breath control stabilises mental activity so that the mind can focus in on a single point or idea
Study Skills Baroque Music Choose music with a: largo tempo regulates the heart to 60 bpm synchronises the breathing stringed orchestra (avoid vocals or other instruments that stand out because they can cause distraction) Eg. Bach / Handel / Vivaldi
Why Mind Map? 1. Helps your learning / understanding 2. Creates meaningful relationships 3. Assists in effective note taking 4. Easy to revise & remember 5. Summarises your work
Mind Mapping Step 1: Put main idea in the centre Six Hats
Mind Mapping Step 2: Radiate main themes off the central idea Use CAPITAL letters for key points
Mind Mapping Step 3: Key words/images should branch off the main themes Explanatory notes in lower case
Mind Mapping Add images & color to help recall information
How to Mind Map Use lines, colours, arrows, branches or your own symbols & designs to show connections between the ideas generated If u think u can or can t... you re right Belief Study Achieve Your B.E.S.T Study Groups = 4 People 4 Chapters 4 hrs Excellence Toughness S Y S T E M SLAM S.L.A.M Study Less Achieve More 3Fs priorities Karan Kapitan story Never give up I will UNTIL
How to Mind Map? Draw quickly on unlined paper without pausing, judging or editing All of these things promote linear thinking and the idea of mind mapping is to think creatively and in a non-linear manner. Modification can happen later Leave lots of space Left brain - linear Right brain -creative So you can add to it later