Your brain listens to and remembers the sound of your voice. Sitting on the couch and watching television probably devours college students time more than anything. You must identify what you are doing. If you really don t want to miss a certain show or episode, you can always videotape it or catch it in reruns. Or, schedule the time of a show you want to watch regularly into your daily planner.
Efficient reading can eliminate hours spent re-reading material.
A three-step method developed by F. Robinson will help improve your reading technique. The first step is survey. Get acquanted with the material. Glance over table of contents, glossaries, etc., identifying the main topics. The second part is question.