But the number one reason that students don't study is because studying just takes too long.

但學生不學習的首要原因是學習時間太長。

And I still remember despising school and hoping and hoping that my teachers wouldn't announce a new test.

我仍然記得我對學校的鄙視，希望老師不要宣佈新的考試。

Because if they announced a new test, that would mean more studying.

因為如果他們宣佈了新的考試，那就意味著更多的學習。

And studying meant having to sit down on the weekends and spend hours upon hours doing something that I didn't want to do.

學習意味著我必須在週末坐下來，花幾個小時做一些我不想做的事情。

It felt so boring, tedious and daunting.

這讓我感到非常枯燥、乏味和令人生畏。

And you know procrastination is actually caused by this daunting feeling.

要知道，拖延症其實就是這種令人生畏的感覺造成的。

So by learning how to study fast, I slowly rewired studying from something that I despised and I always hated to do, something that would take lots of time, to something that's quick and easy and simple.

所以通過學習快速學習的方法，我慢慢地將學習從一件我一直鄙視和討厭做的事情，一件需要花費大量時間的事情，重新變成了一件快速、輕鬆和簡單的事情。

And since I started to be studying on that way, I ended up procrastinating less and I got better and better results.

自從我開始用這種方法學習，我的拖延症就少了，成績也越來越好。

And in case you haven't met before, I'm Stephen, also known as JSpark, and I got this set of perfect results in my GCSEs.

如果你們還沒見過我，我叫斯蒂芬，也叫 JSpark，我的 GCSE 考試成績非常好。

But the key is, I was able to do this while studying little, so that I had time to do all these other things.

但關鍵是，我能夠在學習很少的情況下做到這一點，這樣我就有時間去做其他的事情。

And I'm going to teach you how to do the exact same.

我將教你如何做到這一點。

The first way to study faster is to manage your expectations.

要想學習得更快，首先要管理好自己的期望值。

There was a study done and there were two groups of people that were followed.

有一項研究對兩組人進行了跟蹤調查。

One group of these people associated ageing with illness.

其中有一類人將衰老與疾病聯繫在一起。

And they'd like, they'd had beliefs such as, oh I'm going to age so poorly, when I age my skin's going to become all like wrinkly, it's just going to be like diseases, like bad stuff, like negativity, right?

他們有這樣的信念：「哦，我會衰老得很厲害，當我衰老的時候，我的皮膚會變得皺巴巴的，就會像疾病一樣，像壞東西一樣，像消極情緒一樣，對嗎？」

Whereas one group had a more positive outlook on ageing.

而其中一組人對老齡化的看法更為積極。

They had a more, it is what it is, like I'm going to live my best life.

他們有更多的，衰老就是會衰老，我要過我最好的生活。

And like, you know, I'm actually going to take care of myself and you know that ageing's not even going to be that bad.

抱持著「我要照顧好自己，衰老甚至不會那麼糟糕」的想法。

And the crazy part is that the group who expected to age poorly actually did.

最瘋狂的是，預期衰老的人群實際上衰老了。

They went to like the hospital more frequently, they literally had like a worse quality of life when they did tests, like they were more prone to get diseases, they had worse skin.

他們去醫院的次數更多，做檢查時生活品質更差，更容易生病，皮膚更差。

Whereas the group with the positive outlook aged well and they actually did end up living their best life.

而積極樂觀的那一組人卻老當益壯，他們最終確實過上了最美好的生活。

Expectations are powerful.

期望的力量是強大的。

It literally has an effect on your well-being and health when it comes to like the ageing.

說到衰老，它確實會對你的幸福和健康產生影響。

And so your expectations when it comes to studying can actually dictate how long it takes.

所以你對學習的期望實際上決定了學習需要多長時間。

And since whenever I sat down to study on those weekends, I'd always be like, oh man, this is going to take forever, this is going to take hours, it's going to be so boring.

每當我在週末坐下來學習時，我就會想：「哦，天哪，這得花上好長時間，這得花上好幾個小時，太無聊了。」

My study sessions ended up taking hours and actually being boring.

我的學習課程花了好幾個小時，實際上很無聊。

Next time you sit down, use this framework.

下次坐下來時，請使用這個框架。

Say it out loud.

大聲說出來。

This task or like whatever it is, so past papers, studying, etc.

這項任務或像什麼，所以過去的試卷、學習等。

This is only going to take X amount of time.

這只需要 X 時間。

Easy.

簡單。

And as crazy as it sounds, when you start a task with this positive outlook and you tell yourself that it will only take like a certain amount of time, as opposed to, oh my god, this is going to take so much time, you end up finding ways to do something quicker, you're more focused and you'll be more efficient.

雖然聽起來很瘋狂，但當你以這種積極的心態開始一項任務，告訴自己只需要花一定的時間，而不是「天哪，這要花很多時間 」時，你最終會找到更快完成任務的方法，你會更加專注，效率也會更高。

As David Robson said, by changing your perception, you can change the way you act.

正如大衛-羅布森（David Robson）所說，改變觀念，就能改變行為方式。

And if you're tired of just being average and school feeling tedious and you just feel like you're not making enough progress, it just all starts with a change.

如果你厭倦了平平庸庸的生活，厭倦了乏味的學校生活，覺得自己沒有取得足夠的進步，那麼一切都可以從改變開始。

I used to be kind of mediocre, average, until I made a change and that led me to get these results.

我曾經是個平庸的普通人，直到我做出改變，才取得了這些成績。

But you can't get this without knowing what to change.

但是，如果不知道要改變什麼，就無法做到這一點。

And there's so much that you need to learn, especially if you want to study fast like I did, because I needed to have the time to do all these other things that I still love.

你需要學習的東西太多了，尤其是如果你想像我一樣快速學習的話，因為我需要有時間去做我仍然喜歡的其他事情。

So if you want to learn how to study efficiently, you want to learn how to become a top student in all aspects, get the extracurriculars, build up an impressive portfolio, it all starts with learning how to be productive, how to be efficient.

如果你想學習如何高效學習，你想學習如何成為各方面都優秀的學生，獲得課外活動的機會，建立令人印象深刻的作品集，這一切都要從學習如何有成效、如何高效開始。

And these are all things that I teach you in this free study masterclass.

這些都是我在免費學習大師班中要教給你的。

So make sure to check that out.

所以一定要去看看。

First link in the description.

說明欄中的第一個連結。

It's completely free.

完全免費。

Anyway, back to the video.

言歸正傳，回到影片上來。

The second chapter is you're doing too much.

第二章是你做得太多了。

Imagine you're a miner and you're looking for gold.

想象一下，你是一名礦工，正在尋找黃金。

You dig and dig and dig, but most of the dirt you find is just regular dirt.

你挖啊挖，挖啊挖，但發現的大部分泥土都是普通的泥土。

However, in a small part of the mine, you discover a huge vein of gold.

然而，在礦井的一小部分，你發現了一條巨大的金礦礦脈。

That small area is what gave you most of your wealth, right?

就是這一小塊地方給了你大部分財富，對嗎？

That's the 80-20 rule.

這就是 80-20 規則。

In studying, there are certain concepts like gold, they're worth more than others.

在學習中，有些概念就像黃金一樣，它們比其他概念更有價值。

And you can find these gold nuggets, which isn't found everywhere.

你還能找到這些金塊，這可不是隨處可見的。

They're only found in certain areas.

它們只出現在某些地區。

And when you focus your study time on those areas, you're going to end up getting so much more better results.

當你把學習時間集中在這些方面時，你最終會取得更好的成績。

You don't have to dig everywhere to find treasure.

你不必到處挖掘才能找到寶藏。

You need to focus on the right spots.

你需要關注正確的位置。

The main reason that studying takes a lot of time is because you spend time studying everything.

學習需要花費大量時間的主要原因是，你要花時間學習一切。

But let me tell you something.

但我要告訴你，

Let me make this a rule.

讓我立下這條規矩。

From now on, you should only be spending time on studying areas that are your weak points or areas that will be tested heavily in exams.

從現在起，你應該只把時間花在學習自己的薄弱環節或考試中的重難點上。

Suddenly, you're not having to spend time on your strong points because although that's the most fun part of revision, because you're going to get all this stuff right, you're not actually learning anything new.

突然之間，你不必再把時間花在自己的強項上，因為雖然這是複習中最有趣的部分，因為你會把這些東西都弄懂，但實際上你並沒有學到任何新東西。

And when you revise, you need to study the areas that will come up in the exams.

在複習時，你」需要研究考試中會出現的領域。

And so when you study heavyweight topics in the exams, you know you can bag yourself the most marks.

當你學習考試中的重量級題目時，你就知道你能為自己贏得最多的分數。

And this 80-20 rule can also be applied in the context of how you study.

80-20 原則同樣適用於如何學習。

During your study sessions, 20% of what you do actually gives you 80% of the results.

在學習過程中，你所做的 20% 的事情實際上會給你帶來 80% 的結果。

And then the remaining 80% of that only actually gives you 20% of the results.

而剩下的 80% 實際上只能給你帶來 20% 的結果。

And so it makes sense to only focus on 20%, especially when we're trying to study fast.

只關注 20% 是有道理的，尤其是在我們努力快速學習的時候。

The way to find out what parts of your study session are the most important is to ask this one question.

找出學習過程中哪些部分最重要的方法就是問這個問題。

If I only had two hours a week to study for whatever subject that you're trying to study for, what would it look like?

如果我每週只有兩個小時來學習你想要學習的科目，你會怎麼安排？

It may seem like a ludicrously short amount of time, since you might be used to multiple hour-long study sessions per day.

這似乎是一個短得令人難以置信的時間，因為你可能已經習慣了每天多次長達一小時的學習。

But once you ask yourself this question, you naturally categorise the most important and non-important parts of your study sessions.

但是，一旦你問自己這個問題，你就會自然而然地把學習過程中最重要和不重要的部分歸類。

For me, before I optimised my study sessions, it would contain a lot of relearning.

對我來說，在優化學習課程之前，我需要重新學習很多東西。

I'd reread textbooks, I'd reread notes, and then I'd review, and then finally I'd test.

我重讀課本，重讀筆記，然後複習，最後考試。

But if I had only two hours a week to study for that subject, I'd focus on just doing past papers.

但是，如果我每週只有兩個小時來學習該科目，我就會專注於做過去的試卷。

Because actually getting familiar with the exam structure and getting to know what kind of questions might come up is far, far more valuable than actually relearning.

因為真正熟悉考試結構，瞭解可能會出現哪些問題，遠比重新學習更有價值。

Because you're not trying to relearn everything when it comes to your exam.

因為在考試時，你不是要重新學習一切。

It's called revising for a reason, it's not relearning.

這叫修改是有原因的，不是重新學習。

And a common thing that a lot of students say when I advocate for you to do past papers is, I can't just do past papers since I'm not actually learning anything.

當我提倡你們做過去的試卷時，很多學生常說的一句話是：我不能只做過去的試卷，因為我實際上什麼也沒學到。

But studies prove that you actually learn most through your mistakes.

但研究證明，其實你從錯誤中學到的最多。

And so when you do papers and you get stuff wrong and you review the mistakes, that's more of an efficient learning than all the other study techniques put together.

當你做試卷時，你做錯了東西，你回顧錯誤，這比其他所有學習技巧加在一起更能提高學習效率。

It's not study or revision if you're not making mistakes, and so you should focus your time on that.

如果你不犯錯誤，這就不是學習或複習，所以你應該把時間集中在這上面。

And the third tip is to put a timer on.

第三個小竅門是打開計時器。

This is a kind of a unique tip, but try timing your study sessions when you do them.

這是一個獨特的小竅門，但在進行學習時，可以試著確定學習時間。

There's many reasons for this.

原因有很多。

Firstly, when you have a timer in front of you, you're acutely aware of how much time you're spending on the study session.

首先，當你面前擺著計時器時，你會清楚地意識到自己在學習上花了多少時間。

And so you see that if you've been studying for like an hour already, you know how much time has elapsed and you know if you need to speed up or slow down.

這樣，如果你已經學習了一個小時，你就會知道已經過去了多少時間，知道自己是否需要加快或減慢學習速度。

Also, studies actually prove that when you time doing something, humans are just naturally inclined to try and get it done in the least amount of time possible.

此外，研究實際上證明，當你計時做某事時，人類會自然而然地傾向於儘量在最短的時間內完成。

That's why speed runs exist, right?

所以才有了極速跑，不是嗎？

And also, when you have a timer on, you can also start to set targets.

此外，當你打開計時器時，也可以開始設定目標。

I want to get this task done in one hour.

我想在一小時內完成這項任務。

And when one hour passes, you know if you've been efficient or not.

當一個小時過去後，你就知道自己是否有效率了。

And that's why when you like climb mountains, there's checkpoints.

這就是為什麼當你喜歡爬山時，會有檢查站。

Like by like hour 14, you want to get to like the checkpoint A, checkpoint B.

比如在 14 小時內，你要到達 A 檢查站和 B 檢查站。

And imagine instead of that, you just said you wanted to get to the top of the mountain by four days time.

想象一下，你說你想在四天內登上山頂，而不是這樣。

During those four days, you wouldn't know if your pace is correct or not.

在這四天裡，你不知道自己的節奏是否正確。

You can start to do the same with study.

你也可以從學習開始。

When I used to study poorly, I would never tell myself like how long I'd be there.

我以前學習不好的時候，從來不會告訴自己要在那裡待多久。

I just say like I need to study.

我只是說我需要學習。

And so I ended up spending the whole day there, eight hours.

結果我在那裡待了一整天，長達八個小時。

And as we talked about, my brain started associating study sessions to be eight hours long, right?

正如我們所說的，我的大腦開始聯想到學習課程要長達八個小時，對嗎？

And so I dreaded it.

所以我很害怕。

And that led to procrastination.

這導致了拖延症。

But the trick is to always set the time that you're going to use to study to be something that's unrealistically realistic.

但訣竅在於，一定要把你用來學習的時間設定為不切實際的現實時間。

Parkinson's law says that your task will always fill the dedicated time that you give it.

帕金森定律說，你的任務總會在你給它的專用時間內完成。

So actually, although one hour might be unrealistic, then you might think that it's like, oh my God, there's no way I can finish this in one hour.

事實上，雖然一小時可能不現實，但你可能會想，天哪，我不可能在一小時內完成這個任務。

I used to think this as well.

我以前也是這麼想的。

But when I actually like gave myself one hour or two hours to do the task, that would normally take eight hours.

但當我真正給自己一個小時或兩個小時來完成任務時，通常需要八個小時。

You'd be surprised that I actually found that I could get it done in that amount of time.

你會驚訝地發現，我居然能在這麼短的時間內完成它。

Never underestimate efficiency, the flow state, and getting things done in the least amount of time.

永遠不要低估效率、流動狀態以及用最少的時間完成事情。

Don't believe me?

不相信我？

Set up a time of your next study session, and you'll be surprised about how efficient you are.

確定下一次學習的時間，你會驚喜地發現自己的學習效率有多高。

And if you like this video, you probably like learning from me.

如果你喜歡這部影片，你可能也喜歡跟我學。

And so if you want to make sure that your student years are the best they can be, you want to get the top grades like I've done, you might want to check out the Student Accelerator.

如果你想確保你的學生時代是最好的，你想獲得像我一樣的優異成績，你可能想看看學生加速器。

It's where me and experts help you become the best student you can be with exclusive courses, workshops, and live calls.

在這裡，我和專家們通過獨家課程、研討會和實時電話，幫助你成為最好的學生。

The value there is immense.

其價值是巨大的。

Make sure to check out our first link in the description.

請務必查看說明欄中的第一個連結。

But as always, take action, and I'll see you in the next one.

但請一如既往地行動起來，我們下期再見。