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Sometimes you get questions wrong on your standardized test because you don’t use the proper strategy or simply don’t know the underlying content well enough. But sometimes you get wrong answers because you make careless errors — and those can be avoided in most cases. In this episode we explore nine (9) ways that you can avoid making careless mistakes on test day, thereby increasing the number of questions you get right and boosting your overall score. This is a long show, so here are some timing benchmarks you can use if you want to jump around or need to come back and pick up where you left off: 0:00 - Introduction 4:43 - Four reasons why you make careless errors in the first place 8:32 - Strategy #1 for avoiding careless errors 13:10 - Strategy #2 for avoiding careless errors 18:11 - Strategy #3 for avoiding careless errors 22:04 - Strategy #4 for avoiding careless errors 25:46 - Strategy #5 for avoiding careless errors 31:16 - Strategy #6 for avoiding careless errors 35:16 - Strategy #7 for avoiding careless errors 41:58 - Strategy #8 for avoiding careless errors 44:40 - Strategy #9 for avoiding careless errors 51:52 - Action Steps RESOURCES Here are the books, studies, and other resources mentioned in this show. Into the Magic Shop, by Dr. James Doty, M.D. Study: "40-second green roof views sustain attention: The role of micro-breaks in attention restoration" Article: "Short-term memory duration and capacity" YouTube: Top 4 GMAT Math Strategies YouTube: Top 4 GRE Math Strategies Comprehensive GMAT prep course Comprehensive GRE prep course Online course: Non-standard GMAT math strategies Online course: Non-standard GRE math strategies A DOSE OF MOTIVATION “How you do anything is how you do everything.” — T. Harv Eker