FIGURE 8.1 Concentration is Key Truly comprehending new material takes a lot of effort on your part. Concentration is the key to truly comprehending new material, and it isn’t easy. You must focus on what you hear or read so that the information will enter your long-term memory; it won’t just magically happen! If you are willing to make a few changes in behavior, you will be able to concentrate better, remember longer, and most likely need fewer hours to study because you will use your time more efficiently. What are you willing to do to make it happen? Are you willing—yes or no—to make the following tough sacrifices if doing so means that you will do better on tests and have more productive study time? Click here to download the figure.
