Lifelong Learning Hub (Skye and Lochalsh)

A few words of Reassurance

If your current learning involves reading and study, do you:

·       Feel guilty if you are not working?

·       Feel you are cheating if you do not read a book from cover to cover?

·       Worry if you cannot remember every details of what you have learnt?

·       Worry that other people have taken far more notes than you?

The Study Skills Handbook (Cottrell, 2019, p. 102/103) identifies the above as virtuous, but ineffective, unhelpful thinking.

Consider the following:

· Working long hours with few breaks will impact negatively upon your ability to study and think clearly. So, schedule breaks and take them.

·  When reading, remember it is ok to switch between focused, skim and scan reading. See: Reading Techniques – Lifelong Learning Hub (Skye and Lochalsh)

·  Writing long and detailed notes may not be helpful. Consider short-cuts that work for you. See: Taking Notes – Lifelong Learning Hub (Skye and Lochalsh)

· Ultimately, be kind to yourself!

 Cottrell, S. (2019) ‘The Study Skills Handbook’, London, Red Globe Press