How to Study Smart

Why do some students study very hard, spending most of their time doing their revision but they aren’t the best in their study group? And why are there some students who only spend a fraction of the time studying but they often get good or even outstanding results? This was not due to the lack of natural talent in studies but it simply means that they have not found an effective tool which acts as a knack for understanding concepts and learning new ideas. One of the smart study habits is by using mind-map to promote effective and accelerated learning experience. A mind map is a useful web-like structure which emphasizes visual imagery that helps to engage in critical thinking and seeing a bigger picture. Empirically, mind-mapping is proven as an effective method of note-taking as an active learning (Abi-El-Mona and Abd-Ei-Khalick, 2008; Liu, Zhao and Ma et al., 2014). Mind mapping makes learning more vivid, thus promotes creative thinking and encourages brainstorming. Th

Are you feeling demotivated now?


There is this boy lost his father at the age of 5. When he was 16, he stopped schooling and he started working. He lost his fourth job the year after and he got married at the age of 18. Later on, he was called upon joining the army to serve the nations.


His life is full of misfortunes where his wife left with the baby 2 years later. He then became a cook in a small cafĂ© as a way to convince his wife to return home. During his retirement age of 65, he felt that his life was all about failures, hence he wanted to commit suicide. When he was about to write his will, he turned out writing what he had accomplished in life, especially the memory of how good he was at cooking. This made a big twist and so, he borrowed $87 to start up his business. He fried chicken using his very own recipe and sold from door to door. His business made him a billionaire, and he is Colonel Sanders, the founder of the well-known fast food chain – Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).

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