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I’m currently lying slumped on my sofa depressed at the prospect of two hours of shorthand.
I’m depressed that I haven’t cracked the 100wpm mark – I’m close – closer than I’ve ever been. But unless I experience a minor miracle I am not close enough to pass shorthand on Thursday.
It’s not that I don’t feel I am ever going to pass. I am sure I will eventually (touch wood).
My problem is with other exams less than a month away I could do with a bit of extra time to revise.
Reporting’s okay – it’s quite difficult to revise outside class. But Law and PA are becoming a bit of a concern.
As much as the next man I hate revising – I have an incredibly short attention span so it always takes me 10 times as long as it should to learn anything.
So, looking for the quick fix, I started to trawl the internet.
My first stint didn’t produce much other than perhaps the most useless guide to last-minute revision I have ever read.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/5345028/Top-10-last-minute-exam-revision-tips.html
To be fair to the author, Chris Middleton, some points ring true.
It makes sense to “de-digitalise”, to “come up with mnemonics” or even to “believe in bananas”.
However, I think it’s his definition of last minute that’s the problem. To me last minute is the night before not weeks before as I hope he’s assuming.
I don’t think I could live with myself if the day before the exam I decided to watch television, act out a play with friends, or start sticking post-it notes on the stairs.
So, persevering I decided to push on and after days of searching I stumbled across this gem.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1903777/Derren-Brown-turns-average-man-into-pub-quiz-genius.html
Perfect minimal effort = maximum reward. All I have to do is skim read all my notes, attach some mental pictures and hey presto 14 minutes later my A will be signed, sealed and delivered.
Secure in my new knowledge I think I might just refer back to point 10 on Middleton’s list and watch Ugly Betty on T4 – feeling no guilt whatsoever.
Toby Meyjes
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