How to Use Your Mind

This book, authored by Harry D. Kitson, a professor of psychology, is a textbook for teaching methods of study in elementary schools, secondary schools and universities. The book gives a summary of psychological principles relating to the cognitive processes including how the brain works and how to achieve greater mental efficiency. The book provides practical guides in methods of study, such as methods of grasping facts, concentrating attention, reasoning about facts, effective note taking, methods of acquiring interest in a subject, methods of maintaining mental and physical energy, and methods of memorizing through the phases of impression, retention, recall and recognition. This book is a must read by every student in any subject matter study.