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。

幸xing運yun的de是shi
，學xue習xi和he學xue會hui更geng好hao的de學xue習xi
，將jiang永yong遠yuan是shi你ni個ge人ren和he職zhi業ye生sheng活huo中zhong最zui寶bao貴gui的de技ji能neng之zhi一yi。我wo的de觀guan點dian是shi，盡jin可ke能neng早zao地di開kai始shi建jian立li這zhe些xie技ji能neng，最zui好hao是shi從cong學xue生sheng時shi代dai開kai始shi。

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）。nixuyaoyangchengbuduanbinggaoxiaodizuojiludexiguan，nixuyaoyigeganjingzhengjiedezhuozixuexi，nixuyaoyitaochucunxiangguancailiaohejianyannixuexixiaoguodexitong。woqiangliejianyinigensuizhegezhongyaodeqiaomen，yinweitanengshiqitademeiyijianshi（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”nijiangyaoyuedudecailiao，juedingnijianghuiyuedunagebufen，dangnishijiyuedushi，baochiniyanjingyidongdesudu，huozhezhujianjiakuai
，buyaozaimeigezishangtingliu，jueduibuyaozhongfurenheyigedandudeduanyu。zhishizhexiezhaoshujiunenghenkuairangnideyuedusudutigaoyibei。

3
、把所想所做的寫下來
wuyongzhiyi，zhihebishizaiwomenshenbianzuibeidigudeshengchanhexuexigongju。wodejianyishi
，wulunheshidoubanixiangdaozuodaodexiexialai。zheyangzuonengshinijiangyixieshiqingcongnaoziliyichulai
，congerweigengjuchuangzaoxingdesikaotengchukongjian。yunyongnidesuxiehebijixitongtuchuxianshinisuoxuecailiaozhongdezhongyaoshishihexingdong。wangjixiangxinnidedanaohuodiannao

，banisuoxiangsuozuodexiexialai
，nijiunengxuedegenghaogengyouxiaolv。

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。