Good habits make for good work, and a good routine.

Top Tip:

Find a nice comfortable place to work where you have access to everything you need and that is quiet, try to use the same location everyday, make it a habit. Try to follow a routine, for example review your most recent notes first, then make a quick review of the entire course notes. Write out or research areas that you are unsure about, and then finally review everything again.

Steady repitition will slowly but surely increase the amount of information that you retain.

Good luck!