If you’re in high school or college, you need to know how to study. Studying effectively helps you learn faster and more efficiently. As a neurodivergent person, you may find traditional study methods challenging, but there are strategies that can make learning easier.

This is not a one-size-fits-all guide. Instead, these are suggestions you can try, because everyone learns differently.

Flashcards

For tests, you often need to memorize information by heart. Flashcards are one of the best tools for this.

While studying for the Linux+ certification, I came across the standard troubleshooting process used in IT. At first, I thought it was just another framework to memorize, but then I realized: these steps can apply to many areas of life beyond technology.

Here are the seven troubleshooting steps:

1. Identify the problem
2. Come up with a theory
3. Test the theory
4. Come up with a plan
5. Implement the plan
6. Test for functionality
7. Document the process

Depending on the problem, these steps don’t always happen in strict order — sometimes they overlap, or you combine them together. But the structure is powerful.