Depressing as it sounds, it could help to know that if you always enjoy revising, you’re probably doing it wrong. When you’re fully comfortable with the material, your time could be better spent learning it in a different way. What this means for revision is that when you’re revising, you have to focus on the things you know least well, not the things you know best. Understanding one fundamental principle of human memory can help you avoid wasting time studying the wrong way. Only when you’re aware of the trap set for us by overconfidence, can you most effectively deploy the study skills you already know about.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2016 02:22 UTC