Quick Start Index


	Look up your symptoms below and turn to the 
	suggested technique to get going quickly.   
	
	You are trying hard, but not finishing your work. 	
	You have too many assignments. 
	You have too many responsibilities. 
	People are making too many demands of you. 
	You’re exhausted.   
	See page 23.

	You are ready to start working, but you don’t know 
	which assignment to do first. Upon sitting down to work, 
	you are anxious, distracted, and unfocused.   
	See page 26.

	The dread of a huge project keeps you in denial. 
	You are afraid to face it. You are afraid to start it. 
	You don’t know how to begin a large project.   
	See page 29.
		
	You have so much schoolwork that you can’t believe it. 
	Every time you try to make a start on your work, 
	some new crisis interrupts you. You’re disorganized, 
	and you can’t seem to make consistent progress in your schoolwork.   
	See page 38.

	You often don’t start projects or assignments until the last minute. 
	Whenever it’s time to start your homework, you think of a way to delay. 
	You never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.   
	See page 43.

	You cannot keep up with the teacher when taking lecture notes. 
	Your lecture notes are of low quality and not very useful.   
	See page 54.

	You are spending time at your studies, but you are not productive. 
	Drifting and daydreams are becoming serious problems while you study.  
	The slightest noise or activity in the hallway makes you stop your work.   
	See page 64.

	You don’t remember what you read. You are a slow reader. 
	You have a huge backlog of course reading to get through.   
	See page 73.
	
	You cannot do math word problems. You are not a creative problem solver. 	
	Problems involving calculations are too hard for you. 
	You do fine with memorized answers on tests, but not on problem sets.   
	See page 81.

	You have vast quantities of material that you must have readily in your 
	memory for a quiz or examination.   
	See page 85. 

	Your memory is pretty good, but there are some types of facts that 
	just don’t stick in your head.   
	See page 89.