Tool #2: Colour-Coding

Do you always use pencil or blue pen to make your notes? Do you have a gorgeous set of coloured gel pens that sit idle? Use colour to make your notes. First, colour improves your learning because you have to decide which colour to use for which concept. For goodness’ sake, don’t use colour to make your notes pretty! The colours you use should represent different categories . . . and whenever you force yourself to categorize the material that you’re studying, you’re learning it! Second, colours are far more memorable than a monochromatic set of notes. Try it and see!

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