If only I had known a little bit more about accelerated and effective learning when I was still a student myself! That would have saved me a lot of frustration and, most of all, precious time.

Fortunately, learning and learning to learn well, will always be one of the most valuable skills in your personal and professional life. My point is to start building these skills as soon as possible, preferably when you are still a student.

Fast and effective learning is a skill for life and I could talk about it for days. However, to get you started I will give you 5 powerful tips on how to learn more, how to learn well and how to learn effectively.

1. The foundation: a productivity system
Let’s face it, without a solid foundation there is no way you can expect to build new skills and form new habits. My first tip therefore is to adopt a productivity system (like GTD). You need to develop the habit of consistent and effective note-taking, you need to have a clean, uncluttered desk to study at, you need a system for storing reference material and tracking your (learning) projects. I strongly suggest following this important tip, because it will make everything else (including learning) more efficient and effective. Speaking from my own experience: GTD by David Allen has provided this much needed foundation in my life. Read more here: 10 Simple Tips to Start Getting Things Done.

2. Speedreading
You probably need or want to read a lot of offline and online material as well. But you only have so much time to do it. This is where my second tip comes in. Practice speedreading to read smarter and faster, while improving your comprehension! I have written about speedreading extensively but it boils down to: get to “know” the material you’re about to read, decide which parts of it you are going to read, and when you are actually reading: keep your eyes moving at a steady, perhaps increasing, pace without stopping at every word and definitely without ever rereading a single phrase. These tricks alone should double your reading speed very soon.

3. Think and work on paper
There is no question that pen and paper are the most underrated productivity and learning tools around. My advice is to always think and work on paper. It will get things off your mind and make room for more creative thinking. Use your own shorthand and notational system to highlight important facts and actions in the material you’re learning. Condense, memorize and review the material you’ve learned by creating mindmaps. Forget about trusting your mind or your computer, think and work on paper to learn better and effectively.

4. Use multisensory techniques
This tip is all about discovering your preferred learning style and leveraging it to make learning more fun and more effective. You have to figure out for yourself if you are more of a visual learner, an auditory learner or a kinesthetic/tactile learner. Information will be absorbed by your brain much quicker and much more effective if you use your preferred learning style. To enhance your learning experience even further, combine your preferred learning style with the other ones. For instance, writing things down combines the visual and tactile learning styles. Reading things aloud to yourself combines the visual and auditory learning styles.

5. Allow your brain to absorb new stuff
Everybody has a certain learning rhythm. Some learn best in the early hours of the morning, others learn best late at night. Figure out which rhythm and time frame suits you best and use this to maximize your learning ability. However, you must frequently give your brain time to absorb the new stuff that you are learning. The best way is to “sleep on it” and the second best way is to take frequent breaks and do something completely different.

如果在我還是學生時就多知道一點有關高效學習的知識

，那將會使我減少很多挫折，最重要的是，節約很多寶貴的時間。

xingyundeshi
，xuexihexuehuigenghaodexuexi，jiangyongyuanshinigerenhezhiyeshenghuozhongzuibaoguidejinengzhiyi。wodeguandianshi，jinkenengzaodikaishijianlizhexiejineng，zuihaoshicongxueshengshidaikaishi。

快速而有效地學習對生活來說是一種技能，我可以好幾天都講這一件事。不過，為了讓你開始，我會給你5個非常有效的技巧，讓你學得更多、更好
、更有效率。

1、基礎：一套有效的係統
我(wo)們(men)得(de)明(ming)白(bai)，如(ru)果(guo)沒(mei)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)固(gu)定(ding)的(de)基(ji)礎(chu)
，你(ni)根(gen)本(ben)別(bie)指(zhi)望(wang)能(neng)建(jian)立(li)新(xin)的(de)技(ji)巧(qiao)
，形(xing)成(cheng)新(xin)的(de)習(xi)慣(guan)。因(yin)此(ci)，我(wo)的(de)第(di)一(yi)個(ge)小(xiao)竅(qiao)門(men)是(shi)，讓(rang)自(zi)己(ji)適(shi)應(ying)一(yi)套(tao)有(you)效(xiao)的(de)係(xi)統(tong)（比如GTD）。你ni需xu要yao養yang成cheng不bu斷duan並bing高gao效xiao地di做zuo記ji錄lu的de習xi慣guan，你ni需xu要yao一yi個ge幹gan淨jing整zheng潔jie的de桌zhuo子zi學xue習xi，你ni需xu要yao一yi套tao儲chu存cun相xiang關guan材cai料liao和he檢jian驗yan你ni學xue習xi效xiao果guo的de係xi統tong。我wo強qiang烈lie建jian議yi你ni跟gen隨sui這zhe個ge重zhong要yao的de竅qiao門men
，因yin為wei它ta能neng使shi其qi它ta的de每mei一yi件jian事shi（包括學習）更有效。以我自己的經曆來說：戴維.阿蘭的GTD給我的生活提供了這個非常有必要的基礎。想了解更多與此有關的內容，請參閱：10個簡單的竅門開始完成每一件事。

2、速讀
你ni可ke能neng需xu要yao或huo想xiang要yao離li線xian和he在zai線xian閱yue讀du很hen多duo資zi料liao，但dan你ni沒mei那na麼me多duo的de時shi間jian。這zhe就jiu有you了le我wo的de第di二er個ge小xiao竅qiao門men。練lian習xi速su讀du，從cong而er能neng讀du得de更geng聰cong明ming更geng快kuai速su，同tong時shi提ti高gao你ni的de理li解jie力li。我wo已yi經jing寫xie過guo大da量liang和he快kuai速su閱yue讀du有you關guan的de文wen章zhang，歸gui根gen結jie底di就jiu是shi：“知道”你ni將jiang要yao閱yue讀du的de材cai料liao，決jue定ding你ni將jiang會hui閱yue讀du哪na個ge部bu分fen，當dang你ni實shi際ji閱yue讀du時shi，保bao持chi你ni眼yan睛jing移yi動dong的de速su度du，或huo者zhe逐zhu漸jian加jia快kuai，不bu要yao在zai每mei個ge字zi上shang停ting留liu，絕jue對dui不bu要yao重zhong複fu任ren何he一yi個ge單dan獨du的de短duan語yu。隻zhi是shi這zhe些xie招zhao數shu就jiu能neng很hen快kuai讓rang你ni的de閱yue讀du速su度du提ti高gao一yi倍bei。

3、把所想所做的寫下來
毋wu庸yong置zhi疑yi，紙zhi和he筆bi是shi在zai我wo們men身shen邊bian最zui被bei低di估gu的de生sheng產chan和he學xue習xi工gong具ju。我wo的de建jian議yi是shi
，無wu論lun何he時shi都dou把ba你ni想xiang到dao做zuo到dao的de寫xie下xia來lai。這zhe樣yang做zuo能neng使shi你ni將jiang一yi些xie事shi情qing從cong腦nao子zi裏li移yi出chu來lai，從cong而er為wei更geng具ju創chuang造zao性xing的de思si考kao騰teng出chu空kong間jian。運yun用yong你ni的de速su寫xie和he筆bi記ji係xi統tong突tu出chu顯xian示shi你ni所suo學xue材cai料liao中zhong的de重zhong要yao事shi實shi和he行xing動dong。忘wang記ji相xiang信xin你ni的de大da腦nao或huo電dian腦nao，把ba你ni所suo想xiang所suo做zuo的de寫xie下xia來lai
，你ni就jiu能neng學xue得de更geng好hao更geng有you效xiao率lv。

4、運用多種技術
這(zhe)個(ge)竅(qiao)門(men)幫(bang)你(ni)發(fa)現(xian)自(zi)己(ji)偏(pian)愛(ai)的(de)學(xue)習(xi)方(fang)式(shi)和(he)工(gong)具(ju)，從(cong)而(er)使(shi)學(xue)習(xi)變(bian)得(de)更(geng)有(you)趣(qu)和(he)有(you)效(xiao)。你(ni)得(de)清(qing)楚(chu)自(zi)己(ji)到(dao)底(di)是(shi)屬(shu)於(yu)視(shi)覺(jiao)學(xue)習(xi)者(zhe)
，聽(ting)覺(jiao)學(xue)習(xi)者(zhe)，還(hai)是(shi)觸(chu)覺(jiao)學(xue)習(xi)者(zhe)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)運(yun)用(yong)自(zi)己(ji)偏(pian)好(hao)的(de)學(xue)習(xi)方(fang)式(shi)，大(da)腦(nao)就(jiu)能(neng)更(geng)有(you)效(xiao)地(di)接(jie)收(shou)信(xin)息(xi)。為(wei)了(le)進(jin)一(yi)步(bu)加(jia)深(shen)你(ni)的(de)學(xue)習(xi)經(jing)曆(li)，你(ni)可(ke)以(yi)將(jiang)自(zi)己(ji)所(suo)偏(pian)好(hao)的(de)學(xue)習(xi)方(fang)式(shi)與(yu)其(qi)它(ta)方(fang)法(fa)結(jie)合(he)起(qi)來(lai)。比(bi)如(ru)，運(yun)用(yong)視(shi)覺(jiao)和(he)聽(ting)覺(jiao)學(xue)習(xi)方(fang)式(shi)的(de)同(tong)時(shi)
，把(ba)事(shi)情(qing)寫(xie)下(xia)來(lai)；或者，結合視覺和觸覺學習方式
，大聲地讀出所寫的事情。

5、讓你的大腦接收新知識
meigerendouyouzijidutedexuexijielv。youxierenzaiqingchenshixuexizuiyouxiaolv，youxierenzezaishenyexuexizuiyouxiaolv。mingbaizijizuishihedexuexijielvheshijiankuangjia，jiecilaizuidahuanidexuexinengli。buguo，nibixujingchangrangnidedanaoyoushijianqujieshousuoxuedexinzhishi。zuihaodefangfajiushi“帶著剛學的知識睡覺”，第二好的方法就是經常休息去做一些完全不同的事情。