10 Things Successful Students Won’t Ever Do You Too Must Avoid


1. They Won’t Let Bad Teaching Method Affect Their Interest in a Subject

  I once gave a ride to three friends, a man and two ladies, during introduction, 

indicated that I teach Physics, and suddenly there was an expression of regret from one 

of the sisters. On probing further for the reason of that expression, she said her love for 

the subject faded because the teacher did not impact positively on their class in their first 

year of taking Physics. The second year of learning the subject was more like a struggle 

because of the knowledge gaps created in the first year of taking the subject. If you 

happen to face that situation now, don’t lose hope read this my article to know the steps to 

take to understand the subject better. Or better get a copy of my E-Book for a wholesome 

solution to understanding any of your subjects
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They won’t Relent on Revision of Daily Subjects to stay Memory fresh: Successful 

students form the habit of revising the subjects taught everyday before they sleep or very 

early every morning so the knowledge remains fresh in their memory giving them a better 

grasp in the follow up classes on the topic at school. In fact, they would schedule their 

study time table to accommodate all their subjects on a weekly basis. That will deepen 

their understanding of the subject better.  
3.                     

 They won’t let go until they understand a topic completely and effectively Successful 

students won’t give up in dealing with a subject topic until they completely and 

effectively digest the knowledge it discusses. That should be your goal too. Never stop 

studying a topic until you completely master it and be capable of discussing and 

explaining to your mates effectively.

They won’t limit their study of a subject or topic to a single textbook:

Yes, and I seriously 

advocate that students should make use of more than one textbook in the study of a 

subject. Apart from your personally owned textbooks, make use of the library because 

you can get different textbooks written by various authors. Every author has a unique 

approach for presenting or discussing a topic in a subject. You will always find one that 

will be simplified enough for you.
5.                     
 They won’t let failure in a test demoralize their interest and commitment: When 

successful students fail to hit the minimum score in a test, they never get discouraged. 

That result should as always spur them into greater determination to succeed. If it 

happens to you, sit up and work out effective way to increase your chances of making it 

in the repeat test. Find out what went wrong and make amends in your revision. That

 way, you can be sure of better performance in the next attempt.
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They won’t let unresolved questions keep them down for too long 

Successful students do 

not let difficult and unresolved questions keep them down for too long. They focus on 

their skills and knowledge and when the problem takes too long to resolve, keep it aside 

to return at a later date for   a second attempt. Sometimes in taking up new topics for 

study, ideas on how to resolve an earlier lingering question appear as a flash to you 

triggering the desire to go back and complete the left-over job. That way, at a second 

attempt you will likely get it right.
7.                       
They won’t keep non serious students especially classmates as close friends:

This is it, because most successful students are serious minded, they do not keep non 

serious friends. Their mates are usually the worse for it because they will not accept 

friendship that will rob them of useful study time. They screen the request for friendship 

which sometimes come in a subtle manner from classmates or indirectly through their 

friends. They study the person involved and if not worthy of friendship quietly avoid that 

relationship or give a help if it is the approach adopted by the requester.
8.                       
They won’t ever miss going to study at the library everyday Successful students make 

the visit to library one of the most important daily responsibility. That’s because they find 

it most convenient to read and research the relevant books in their daily study time table. 

They review every textbook that has information concerning their subject of study. If you 

get used to the use of the library, you will experience its addictive nature. They know it 

and use it to become successful students.
9.                       
They won’t give up joining a study group to exchange ideas for knowledge. 

Successful students would take advantage of belonging to a study group to exchange 

knowledge. Every student knows that there are things they easily understand and there

 are some they do not easily understand. To help themselves, they form study groups and 

hare topics for each to read, digest and teach the others. It is a rewarding exercise if well 

managed.

10.                        
They won’t be ashamed of asking questions or for help when in difficulty: 

Successful students are usually not hesitant to ask questions when in doubt. Some 
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students are shy and never ready to stick their neck out to ask for further explanation 

when in doubt. Successful students take advantage of question time to increase their 

knowledge and indirectly help the shy ones to understand better.

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