How to Study Effectively for School or College

When you are stuck on a problem, the issue is usually not intelligence. It is approach. Most students stare at a problem and wait for the answer to appear. Good problem solvers break the problem into smaller pieces, look at it from different angles, and try approaches even when they are not sure they will work. The willingness to be wrong and try anyway is what separates students who get stuck from students who figure it out.