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Services ][ Tutoring Center ]| Think of your brain as a giant
file cabinet. As you take in new information, you want to be
sure that it goes into the appropriate "file folder." (Otherwise
it will get "lost in space.") In order to do this, you first
need to think about the information. What do you already know
about it? If you already have a "file" on this information, add
the new information to it. If not, start a new "file" that is
labeled appropriately so that you'll be able to find it later.
"Chunking" is a lot like filing. The idea is that you want to
open only one "file" at a time, so that you can stay focused and
"file" the information easily. This process will save time and
it will also help you to understand better and to remember more
effectively. Some basic principles of "chunking" include: By
chunking your reading and other study tasks, you will find that
new information will make more sense. This is because you will
be connecting it