Not knowing what to study

Worrying takes up a lot of time and drains you. Academic anxiety gets worse when a student has no clue about the contents which need to be studied. Uncertainty facilitates anxiety^[8]. Imagine going for an exam and realizing that you’ve skipped a whole chapter because you were unaware.

Knowing the index page and sub-headings should be your first step. Once you know the headings and sub-headings, you can use that “Map” to compartmentalize and remember the contents. The more complex your study material gets, the more detailed this map should be. Memory for locations^[9] is one of our best memory systems, so leverage it by creating a map of keywords & topics (like a mental index). Ideally, you should always be aware of the interrelations between subheadings so they support each other like a net.

Study tip: Figure out all the topics you need to learn for an exam well in advance. And then, make sure you know what you need to know within a topic. Set learning objectives. Ask questions you need answers to. Use your subheadings as a template to learn and remember.