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Is Everything You've Been Taught About Study Habits Wrong? - NYTimes.com

Is Everything You've Been Taught About Study Habits Wrong? - NYTimes.com
September 8, 2010, 3:16 AM

Is Everything You’ve Been Taught About Study Habits Wrong?

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Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older.

According to an article in this week’s Science Times, “some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong,” yet schools and parents continue to teach students methods have been proven to be ineffective. How do you study best? Do your study habits run counter to advice your teachers, parents or schools have given you?

In “Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits,” Benedict Carey writes: