In one of the greatest books ever written and published, Professor Carol Dweck describes how studying may improve with a growth mindset and how it differs from studying with a fixed mindset.
“In this course, everybody studied. But there are different ways to study. Many students study like this: They read the textbook and their class notes. If the material is really hard, they read them again. Or they might try to memorize everything they can, like a vacuum cleaner. That’s how the students with the fixed mindset studied. If they did poorly on the test, they concluded that chemistry was not their subject. After all, “I did everything possible, didn’t I?”
Far from it. They would be shocked to find out what students with the growth mindset do. Even I find it remarkable. The students with growth mindset completely took charge of their learning and motivation. Instead of plunging into unthinking memorization of the course material, they said: “I looked for themes and underlying principles across lectures,” and “I went over mistakes until I was certain I understood them.” They were studying to learn, not just to ace the test. And, actually, this was why they got higher grades—not because they were smarter or had a better background in science.” (Dweck, C., 2017)
Reference
Dweck, Carol S. “Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential (updated edition).” Hachette UK (2017).
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mindset_Updated_Edition/ckoKDQAAQBAJ