I have a book proposal. It is a self-help book on how to study. I wonder why we are good as children then later in life we become corrupted. I remember my classmate who said that “honesty has its place in society but definitely not in the classroom.” Maybe it is while in school that children learn these ideas. If children were self-reliant then I think they need not copy. As a student, the problem was starting to take my studies seriously. I didn’t know how to start so there were a lot of frustrations and stops along the way. I was not the best in studying, but I eventually figured it out the hard way. I graduated at the lowest 1/3 of the class during high school. But, by constant study during college and persistence I was able be a Top 2 in medical school. Although I never graduated with honors, I think my learnings along the way can orient students who desire to start studying seriously so that they wouldn’t start and feel frustrated and lose that desire. I know our education system is good. Nurses are in demand abroad. But, maybe this book proposal can help. I have finished writing around 40,000 words. Some publishers found it good; but, they are not in their publishing thrust. I found something missing in it so I have been writing lately the basics and an overview of studying. The ideal reader is someone who intends to start studying seriously. This may be a 3rd year high school student or a college student. There will be tips for the more experienced student. I intend to finish this manuscript with the idea of describing the basics, developing values, and sharing tools for success. The outline is written below. Part one is about tactics, strategy, and execution. Part two is about values, tools, and tips. The outline is written below.

Part 1:
The basics (from reading to test taking)
reflections
50 words (Kaizen, street-smart. wisdom)
Quotations as nuggets of wisdom
Strategies for reading a difficult text
10 situations to analyze and reflect upon
(Example is what if you start the semester without books?)

Part II
Chapter I Goal Setting, Goal Getting and Motivation
Goals
Perseverance
Motivation
Factors Affecting Student’s Success
Attitude

Chapter II Discipline and Time Management
Discipline
Time Mangement
Being Effective and Paretto’s Principle
Murphy’s Laws
Energy

Chapter III Honesty in Learning
What is Learning?
Learning How to Learn
Keeping a Learning Log
Don’t do These (Cheating)
Note-taking
Tests
Test-taking Tips
Mnemonic Techniques
The 5 Ws of Attention
How to Cram
How to Stay up Late and Longer
Plagiarism
Learning in the Age of Technology

Chapter IV
Health
Disease
Stress
Sleep
How to Relax
Meditation

Chaper V Faith
Spirituality

Chapter VI Change
Change
How to Change

Bibliography

The first reflection starts with this:
1st reflection: If you have played a sport like basketball or chess, imagine how defense and offense are needed. Can you always be on the offensive end? On the defensive end? Picture it out in your mind or watch television. I am helping you to make an analogy. You think with your experiences. Now, reflect at your past experiences in school. Does it make sense to improve your defense too? Have this thought experiment: imagine this you study for weeks and the night before very hard and at long hours. You really intend to score very high at it. You repeatedly read it let’s say 10 times and did lots of exercises and self-testing, oral and written. You are sure that you know the specific topic inside out. On the day of exam, you came to class late for an important exam because of let’s say traffic. “If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong at the worst possible moment.” (Murphy’s Law) One of the students is out of the testing room by the time you came in. The teacher would not give you the test because he finished so early (15 minutes ago) and that the teacher does not want to invalidate the exam because of a possible leakage. How would the teacher know you did not ask for a leakage? There are no video cameras, and it is possible that you can text. Or what if during your board exam, your cellular phone rang?

Will you be interested?
Sincerely yours,
Jasper Jaen

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