Since 1995, Lance King's ideas on resilience development and the skills of effective learning have been taught to over 1,000,000 students in 160 countries. This book is a distillation of his ideas, techniques and strategies for success in high-stakes examinations, written specifically for students engaged in both secondary and tertiary study. Simple for any student to use, this book will take them through strategies for developing purpose and intrinsic motivation, organising their time and resources, planning out their study, developing understanding and long term memory, and dealing with pressure and stress as well as many other important study skills.Since 1995, Lance King's ideas on resilience development and the skills of effective learning have been taught to over 1,000,000 students in 160 countries. This book is a distillation of his ideas, techniques and strategies for success in high-stakes examinations, written specifically for students engaged in both secondary and tertiary study. Simple for any student to use, this book will take them through strategies for developing purpose and intrinsic motivation, organising their time and resources, planning out their study, developing understanding and long term memory, and dealing with pressure and stress as well as many other important study skills.