10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less) : Book Review!
This article is all about a book titled ‘10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less)’. Read more to find out.
The Book in 3 Sentences
- 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades is a non-fictional book written by Thomas Frank.
- It’s all about studying more efficiently.
- Thomas Frank is famously known for his youtube channel and his website - collegeinfogeek.com
My Review!
10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades is a staggeringly good book written by Thomas Frank. In the book, he talks about studying more productively. When I read the book ‘make it stick’ I didn’t really ’enjoy’ reading it since it was boring at times but this book is not at all like that. This book is more or less like a concise version of ‘make it stick’. Of course, this book does not cover all the points of ‘make it stick’. But, most of the points are there.
Something that I adore is the writing style of Thomas Frank. It always fascinates me, how he makes boring topics look and feel more interesting. Studying is not an interesting topic but he made it interesting in this book by adding some hilarious jokes here and there.
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There were many new stuffs I learned from this book. I tested some of the methods and to my surprise all of them worked like a charm for me!
10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades is a must read for all students. As of now this is my favourite book. Overall, I really liked this book and I would give it a 5 star rating.
How I Discovered It
I found this book from Thomas Frank’s website- thomasjfrank.com and I’m really glad that I’ve read it.
Who Should Read It?
Honestly, this book is for anyone. This book has a lot of tips that I think is applicable for all, no matter the age.
Notes
Use The Pomodoro Technique
Pomodoro technique basically means to keep a timer and do your stuff till the time runs out. Pomodoro is the best way to focus. Since it gives you a visual representation of time.
Get More Out of Your Textbooks
There are 4 things about reading textbooks that I found helpful from this book. They are-
- Start from the last page of the chapter - While reading the textbook make sure to first read the Summary/ Recap/ Revise section of your textbook. So that you get a glimpse of the topics that are being covered in the chapter. Then go on reading the textbook as usual.
- Annotate - Highlight or underline all the important parts of the chapter.
- Self quiz - After reading a paragraph, ask yourself questions about that paragraph without looking. Then correct your answers. Make sure to write down all the questions somewhere.
- Summarize - After reading the chapter, write a summary on your own on that chapter.
Build your study space
- FInd a place where you have minimal distractions
- Try playing some music in the background while you study
- Turn off your phone
- Block all the distracting apps and sites on your computer
Be Mindful
- Plan out everything
- Keep a todo list
How the Book Changed Me
- I’ve started using a dedicated todo list.
- I am able to take more effective notes.
- I’ve started reading textbooks more efficiently.