Set Goals and Track Your Progress

Finally, before you start reading the book and doing the rest of these study tasks, take the time to make a plan, set some goals, and be ready to track your progress.

While making lists of tasks may or may not appeal to you, depending on your personality, goal setting can help everyone studying for these exams. And to do the goal setting, you need to know what tasks you plan to do.

As for the list of tasks to do when studying, you do not have to use a detailed task list. (You could list every single task in every chapter-ending “Exam Preparation Tasks” section, every task in the Part Reviews, and every task in the “Final Preparation” chapter.) However, listing the major tasks can be enough.

You should track ...

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