Posted by Loreen | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-02-2012
Tags: General
With the new school year about a month or so away for most students, it is time to start thinking about the things that can be done to increase the productivity of study time – and when it comes to situations where lack of productivity is present, it is often the case that this lack of productivity is present because of lack of focus. School and schoolwork can be the last things on your mind when there are so many other distractions – regardless of whether you are in high school or college – but learning how to focus will be one of the most important parts of learning how to study well, as focusing while you study will not only help you get better grades, but will also help your studying to take far less time than it otherwise would.
As far as studying goes, one of the big mistakes plenty of students make is that they block off two or three (or four, or five!) hours for studying on a single night, and such a large block of study time quickly becomes overwhelming, which leaves the student wasting a lot of time during these hours. Rather than setting aside several consecutive hours during which you plan to study, it is much better to plan to work for fifty or fifty-five minutes at a time before taking a ten or five minute break, as this “break in the action” will keep your mind fresher, and will also help you work harder during the time outside these breaks. Check out the Study Skills Boot Camp Webinar! As your body will begin to feel sluggish – and will relay this message to your mind – if you are simply sitting still for long stretches of time, it will also be important that you get up and move around; get up and walk around every once in a while, or even drop to the floor and do a set of pushups! And finally, it will be important that you eat the right food while you study; many students snack on junk food while they study, and this junk food makes their body feel tired – so instead, keep an apple or some cereal bars with you, and watch your mental energy increase!