Study Skills Playbook: A Student's Guide to Life Long Learning

So, why would you buy this Book?
Have you ever stopped to think that we all spend on average 5% of our waking life studying in order to find a job we’ll enjoy? And then, once we’ve found a suitable job, we spend 13% of their waking life working. So, doesn’t it seem crazy … that no one actually teaches us how to study OR work.
We develop habits – good and bad – and we study and work the only way we know how, but in most cases that isn’t the most productive or effective way.

Chris Lang failed Year 11 English and scraped through Year 12 with a compensatory pass back in the 1960s. Today he is a successful author, businessman, former chief executive to a leading commercial property firm and the founder of a private consulting business and online property investment training portal. So, what happened? How did he get from just managing to finish high school to where he is now?

He discovered the secret to studying. Chris developed a simple, practical and effective method for studying and setting goals and he put that method into practice. This book offers the combined knowledge and experience of Chris and his daughter Binny.

First written and published in 1990, when Binny was just 16 and going through her own exams, this new, revised edition has been 50 years in the making. Now in her forties, with multiple degrees completed and a passion for learning and helping students find pathways to careers they love, Binny felt compelled to revisit this book and include her insights as a lifelong learner.

It’s hard to believe but the internet wasn’t around when the first edition was published and Binny, with years of experience in all things digital, knows just how distracting the internet can be. This new revised edition offers unique solutions on how to study effectively, manage time, write notes, overcome procrastination, set goals and help students get closer to discovering and working towards their dream careers.
Binny’s also shared her favourite apps to help with study and there’s a chapter dedicated to sleep, exercise and nutrition which play a vital part in any study plan.

Fun, inspiring and easy to understand, the Study Skills Playbook gives students the tactics and skills they need to study successfully and are able to put them into practise today.

The Study Skills Playbook book will teach you:
1. How too much Reading can actually be bad for you. All you need is a simple 4-step plan.

2. To quickly learn how to Listen … properly.
3. There are only 6 Rules for effective Note Taking – so you can easily keep pace with those fast-talking teachers.
4. A new Notes format will now make your Revision a breeze.
5. It's not necessary or beneficial to be “burning the midnight oil” before your Exams.
6. How to provide your examiners with EXACTLY what they want.
7. Ten (10) Tips for Passing … from the Academic greats.

TESTIMONIALS
Study Skills Playbook is the perfect companion for students today who are challenged by many of life’s distractions and the pace of the world in which we live. The book contains many wonderful and much needed insights and practical tips, including one we at Smiling Mind are very passionate about - the importance of a healthy mind. Thank you Binny and Chris for rich information about how to unlock our full potential and enjoy the process of learning and achieving, which from my experience, is a enjoyed far beyond school years hence the importance of building healthy habits early on.
Jane Martino, Entrepreneur & Co-Founder Smiling Mind

Aimed at later years secondary students, Study Skills Playbook can also be used by parents who want to support their children in developing some of the meta-learning skills necessary for effective, sustainable learning- in fact they too could get a lot from the strong mix of insight strategies, simple tools and references to brain research and software apps.
Wayne Perkins, Educational Consultant & Retired Secondary School Principal