you have to be naturally smart. While  natural intelligence can give you a leg up,  

你必須天生聰明。雖然天生的智慧可以給你一個臺階。

it isn’t enough on its own. Your discipline and  your approach to studying are much more important  

它本身是不夠的。你的紀律和你的學習方法要重要得多。

than individual variations in intelligence.  Number two, more knowledge equates to better  

而不是智力上的個體差異。 第二，更多的知識等同於更好的

grades. Tests and standardized exams don’t  just assess the amount of information you  

成績。測試和標準化考試不只是評估你的信息量

know. They also test your understanding  and application of that information.

知道。它們也測試你對這些資訊的理解和應用。

Knowing every single fact in the  textbook doesn’t do you much good  

瞭解課本上的每一個事實對你沒有什麼好處

unless you understand how those facts  fit together and how to apply them.

除非你瞭解這些事實是如何結合在一起的，以及如何應用它們。

Number three, you have to tailor your  education to your learning style.

第三，你必須根據你的學習風格來調整你的教育。

Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic  learning styles lack scientific validity.

視覺、聽覺和動覺的學習方式缺乏科學性。

What does change a student’s  performance is whether they  

真正改變學生成績的是他們是否

follow evidence-based learning  principles in their studying.

在學習中遵循循證學習原則。

Number four, you need to have no life  and fully dedicate yourself to studying.

第四，你需要沒有生活，全身心地投入到學習中。

Top students get there by having a  well-balanced and well-rounded life.  

頂尖的學生通過擁有一個平衡和全面的生活來達到目的。

Sustainability is the name of the game. If you’re  not allowing yourself to exercise, destress,  

可持續性是遊戲的名稱。如果你不允許自己鍛鍊，那就減壓。

unwind and enjoy life, you’ll quickly burn out.

如果不放鬆和享受生活，你很快就會倦怠。

What lies have you been told about becoming  a top-performing student? Comment below.

關於成為成績優異的學生，你被告知了哪些謊言？請在下面評論。