the 11-step study schedule strategy that actually works!
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11Study Schedule Strategy That Actually Works!
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Do you find yourself procrastinatinga lot when trying to study?
Do you find yourself procrastinatinga lot when trying to study?
Can you not keep up with the amount of materials with your current study schedule?
Then it’s time for a study schedule that works!
1Find out your learning style
1Find out your learning style
If you don’t know how you learn best, it will be impossible for you to learn
efficiently at all.
• Visual learner - Images and a sense of spatiality help you get a grip on things.
• Aural learner - You pick up things by hearing and listening closely.
• Verbal learner - Using words in writing and speech comes natural to you.
• Physical learner - You prefer using your body, touching things with your hands.
• Logical learner - You like to sort things logically, create systems and are a very reasonable person.
No matter which of these you are, you can fall into one of two groups:
solitary learner or social learner
2Set realisticstudy goals
2Set realisticstudy goals
Pick a very simple goal for your semester. Your goal shouldn’t depend on others. It
must be something you can control.
Create a list of all the tiny actions you need to take towards your goal.
You know your list is good when you have a lot of items on it and when your items take an hour or less.
3Make study time a part of your daily routine
3Make study time a part of your daily routine
Block the time in your calendar, give yourself at least an hour each day to
complete one of your tiny action items.
4Structure your study time
4Structure your study time
3 to 4 hours of focused study time are worth much more than 8 hours where you
neither really study nor actually relax.
5Create your own study zone
5Create your own study zone
Your study zone should be clean and distraction-free.
Try to have at least two study zones, so
you can switch in case you need to.
6Take notes depending on your learning style
6Take notes depending on your learning style
No matter how you take notes and how you use them, the most important part is
that your note-taking style fits you.
7Review your notes regularly
7Review your notes regularly
A great way to review your notes is to use Anki. Anki helps you study
with flashcards.
8Don’t use your laptop or smartphone during class
8Don’t use your laptop or smartphone during class
Every second you spend looking at a screen is a second of focus lost.
9Find at least one learning partner
9Find at least one learning partner
Accountability is huge. Having at least one accountability partner can
make a huge difference.
10Create good sleep habits
10Create good sleep habits
Studies have shown that if you only get 6 hours of sleep for two weeks straight, you’ll perform as if
you had just stayed up for 48 hours straight.
11Make sure you track your progress
11Make sure you track your progress
Check how you’re doing every once in a while. Nothing is more demoralizing than feeling like you’re getting a lot done, but
then end up not seeing results.
All of these steps are simple and small. You could implement all of them in a few minutes each.
But they have a compounding effect:
Once you get ALL of them right, they amount to a lot more than the
sum of their parts.
Credit:Niklas Goeketeaches marketers, bloggers and entrepreneurs how to make productivity a habit. He writes at www.niklasgoeke.comabout overcoming fear, building willpower and making habits stick.
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