![]() Remembering the year of the 9/11 attack (2001) is far less important than grasping the impact of that attack on American foreign policy. In college, however, most of your work is focused on understanding the material in depth. Memorized facts ensured your success on multiple-choice questions. You memorized multiplication tables, the names of the states, and vocabulary words. In your early and high school education, memorization was a key aspect of learning. These are the things you should choose to memorize. By listening effectively and taking notes, your job is to distill the main ideas and a few keywords. An average 50-minute lecture may contain around 7,500 words. People speak at a rate of 100 to 150 words per minute. ![]() ![]() You will not be required to memorize everything your instructor says in a class-nor should you try to. Let’s start by taking some of the pressure off you. It is not surprising that students, with a huge amount of information they must commit to memory (not to mention frequent distractions and interruptions), are often frustrated by their memory. Have you ever gone into an exam you have studied for and drawn a blank on a particular question? Have you ever walked into a room only to forget for a moment why you went there? Have you ever forgotten where you left your keys? How about finding yourself in a conversation with someone whose name you can’t remember? The fact is, memory fails everyone from time to time. ![]()
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