The Buzan Study Skills Handbook: The Shortcut to Success in Your Studies with Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Winning Memory Techniques (Mind Set)

Obstacles
Speed Reading
Memory Techniques
Mind Mapping

Succinct and informative, a great primer for other Buzan books and a great price definitely one of the best books i've bought, not an in depth study, but there are other Buzan books available for that.

It's a must book for all students at all levels. It includes important information such as when and how often to review the study material for the best retaining, how to read a book, how to mind map etc.

It does have exaggerated claims and a bit of hype too, I think. i.e. at the back of the book it says learn a technique to increase your vocab by 10,000 words. (an average person uses about 1,000 to 2,000 words in their regular vocab) What's the technique? Memorise the roots! it has a list of about 30 roots which are roots for 10,000 English words. Well...you are not going to know what all of those 10,000 words mean knowing 30 roots. Most of the roots you probably know anyway. (I am not a native speaker and I knew all of them!)

but overall it has many important points I wish I knew when I was a student. It can save you hours of pointless studying.

I think whether or not this works for you depends on how you like to learn.

I am embarking on my second year of my undergraduate degree course and I only wish that I had read this before I started my first year. This study skill book takes all of Buzans learning and mind mapping tecniques and compiles them into an interesting, easy to read and easy to understand handbook. It is well set out with appropriate clear diagrams and images where needed. I was particularly interested in the speed reading chapter and found that the simply explained tecniques have greatly improved my reading speed. I am yet to see if mind mapping will help me take more effective notes in lectures but I am looking forward to trying them out. I found that I understood the concept of mind mapping more clearly than reading one of Buzans earlier books(The Mind Map Book). Overall it is an excellent tool to help you to improve your study time and overall educational performance.

The Buzan Study Skills Handbook is a vital read for students. The methodology when applied, helps students plan their work through mind mapping. It introduces them to reading, and note taking, skills that take full advantage of memory recall. I encourage all my Laws students to explore the Tony Buzan methodologies for study. These skills make learning easier, while fun, and productive.