INTRODUCTION: Academic Success Depends on Motive, Opportunity, and Means (MOM) PART 1: MOTIVE TO LEARN Successful Habit #1: Find Personal Value in What You Are Learning Successful Habit #2: Set Your Goal to Mastering the Material Successful Habit #3: Believe that You Can Learn if You Try Hard Enough Successful Habit #4: Feel Challenged Rather than Threatened PART 2: OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN Successful Habit #5: Give Yourself Time to Learn Successful Habit #6: Space Out Your Study Time Across Several Sessions Successful Habit #7: Alternate Among a Few Different Things in Each Session Successful Habit #8: Study in a Distraction-Free Zone Successful Habit #9: Clear Your Mind of Worries Successful Habit #10: Keep Your Mind Focused PART 3: MEANS TO LEARN Successful Habit #11: Reread Material that Needs Clarification Successful Habit #12: Highlight Main Ideas as a First Step Successful Habit #13: Use Flashcards for Limited Situations Successful Habit #14: Summarize in Your Own Words Successful Habit #15: Create Knowledge Maps Successful Habit #16: Make Drawings Successful Habit #17: Give Yourself Practice Tests Successful Habit #18: Explain the Material to Yourself Successful Habit #19: Try Explaining Material to Others Successful Habit #20: Engage in Hands-On Activities CONCLUSION: 20 Habits for Successful Studying.