New book - How to be a Student

It's one of those things that no-one ever actually teaches you, you just work it out as you go along. Unless you get your hands on How to be a Student by Sarah Moore.

I particularly liked these chapter headings.

• Regular 'study snacks' are better than occasional 'study binges'
  
• Understanding boredom
  
• Sleeping enough (but not too much)
  
• Remembering that lecturers and tutors are human too
  
• Recognizing that information is not knowledge
  
• Remembering that people thought Einstein was a slow learner
  
• Getting to know your librarians and lurking in the library
  
• Using all of your brain
  
• Having some time every day when you're doing nothing at all
  
• Reading
  
• Writing a little bit every day
  
• Using images and diagrams when you're taking notes
  
• Believing in yourself