sUCCESSFUL sTUDENTS

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7. sUCCESSFUL STUDENT UNDERSTAND THAT ACTIONS AFFECT LEARNING.  sUCCESSFUL STUDENT KNOW THEIR PERSONAL BEHAVIOR AFFECT THEIR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS THAT TURN CAN AFFECT LEARNING.

iF YOU ACT IN A CERTAIN WAY THAT NORMALLY PRODUCES PARTICULAR FEELINGS, YOU WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE THOSE FEELING. aCT LIKE YOU’RE BORED AND YOU’LL BECOME BORED. Act LIKE YOUR DISINTERESTED. so THE NEXT YOU HAVE TROUBLE CONCENTRATING IN THE CLASSROOM, “ACT” LIKE AN INTERESTED PERSON: LEAN FORWARD, PLACE YOUR FEET ON THE FLOOR, MAINTAIN EYE CONTANT WITH THE PROFESSOR, NOD OCCASIONALLY, TAKE NOTES, AND ASK QUESTION. Not only will you benefit directly from your actions, your classmates and professor may also get more excited and enthusiastic.

8. successful students talk about what they’re learning. Successful students get to know something well enough that they can put it into your own words.