Harry D.Kitson

Prolonged abstinence from food frequently results in highly sharpened intellectual powers.

your notes should represent a summary, in your own words, of the author's discussion, not a duplication of it.

"Read not to contradict, nor to believe, but to weigh and consider.

Don't read to swallow; read to choose, for 'Tis but to see what one has use for.

There is a comforting thought, however, which is derived from the factor of modifiability, in that with each succeeding repetition, the task becomes easier, because the path becomes worn smoothly and the nervous current seeks it of its own accord

Teachers are beginning to see that students waste a vast amount of time and form many harmful habits because they do not know how to use their minds.

matter how good the curriculum or how renowned the faculty, you cannot be educated without the most vigorous efforts on your part.

No matter how good the curriculum or how renowned the faculty, you cannot be educated without the most vigorous efforts on your part.

your notes represent the logical progression of thought in the lecture.

after-class review, you should make a second review of your notes as the first step in the preparation of the next day's lesson. This will connect up the lessons with each other and will make the course a unified whole instead of a series of disconnected parts.