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ACTION DIGEST
1.
Hand motions help you read faster, enhance concentration and
discourage regression.
2.
Some possible hand motions include underlining, the 
S,
the question
mark, the 
X,
the 
L,
the loop, the horseshoe, the 
U,
the brush, and the
half-moon.

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6
Preparing Your Own “Mental Computer Printout”
What’s the main goal of reading and studying school assignments?
That’s an easy question: Most students want to be able to remember
and use the material they go through so that they can do well on tests
and papers.
And what’s the best way to enable yourself to remember and use these
materials?
Again, an easy answer: Take notes.
But most people don’t know how to take notes that really help them
remember and use important facts and concepts on tests and in papers.
Average students tend to take notes on books and articles in one of two
ways. They write copiously in prose essay style, line after line in a
notebook, with few or any paragraphs. Or they write copiously in an
outline format, with various items indented under other items; but often
there’s little forethought or planning.
Unfortunately, these approaches are both counterproductive because
they encourage the brain to stay out of the process of learning and
remembering. Such heavy, basically unorganized note-taking employs
the eyes and the hands much more than the mind.
With these two methods, the student mainly sees the material on the
page, and then, without thinking much about it, records what he has just
seen on a piece of paper. There’s little or no critical evaluation and no
attempt to fix the main points in the memory.
In contrast, there are other techniques that will engage your mind at
an early stage in studying. In effect, it’s possible to turn your brain into a
space-age computer, and transform your note-taking into a kind of
“mental computer printout” that reflects a personal and profound

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understanding of the material. The end result should be a significant
enhancement of your ability to remember and use the material you
study.