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If you decided to stop reading this website right now, you would still remember it. Yes, and when a friend asks you about the website, even tomorrow morning, you will still remember it. You will remember Red Rubber Duck—even if you try to forget it!

By DAN VANDON

Now imagine that all the information you have studied in preparation for your next exam was as difficult to forget as that red rubber duck. Wouldn’t that be great? Well, the question of not forgetting information you have understood is one key topic that Red Rubber Duck's Learning & Study Skill Guide intends to discuss. It’s about intelligently dealing with information, recalling knowledge on demand and succeeding in exams. In this respect, I do have some good news to offer.

First, success in studying and learning has a lot to do with taking results-driven action. Regardless of what people may have told you in the past, forget the standard comments about “luck.” Believe me, the game is not about luck but about making the deliberate choice to be successful. When it comes to studying and learning, I strongly believe the choice is up to us—we can decide to be successful or we can choose not to be successful.

Second, tackling your daily study tasks has much to do with the intelligent use of some basic mental tools; and those tools are pretty easy to understand. In this study guide, I will focus on three important tools that I consider to be the basic algebra of the art of studying and learning: the Association Tool, the Big Picture Tool and the Structure Tool. My personal experience is that using these three tools will help boost your ability to digest information. More importantly, they can also facilitate the recall of information on demand, which you know is crucial during an exam.

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(Excerpt from: "Red Rubber Duck's Learning & Study Skill Guide" by Dan Vandon.)

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About the Author

With a background in intellectual property law, Dan Vandon has earned law degrees in several countries, a chore that led to perfecting the tools and techniques presented in Red Rubber Duck’s Learning & Study Skill Guide. "Red Rubber Duck's Learning & Study Skill Guide" is Dan Vandon’s personal recipe for dealing with an overflow of information and mastering exams — challenges faced by all students.

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