9 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR STUDY SESSIONS PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT.

 9 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR STUDY SESSIONS PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT.

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Go back to those sleepless nights where you are going through those seemingly endless pages of your Big Fat Physics Textbook of which you have an exam the next day, but now, at the moment have no idea where to start, Scary

Right?

The Problem is huge but not the solution. Here are 9 scientifically proven ways which are going to make those study sessions productive and efficient.

1.BUILDING UP AN INTEREST-

In the words of Francis Lockwood, author of the book Freshman And His College,” In the long run, the secret of study resides in our ability to bath our thought, our task, our lesson in the stream of interest.”

Interest plays a very important role in the educational field. Interest in a subject energizes learning,guides academic and career goals, and is essential for achieving academic success. To have an efficient and productive study session, it is really important to build an interest in your subject.

Try to relate your subject matter to the real world and go beyond the boundaries of your textbooks. You might even start watching documentaries about that Chapter of World History you have been falling behind or get to know the Nation's Budget System to know economics works in real life.

2.TIME MANAGEMENT-

Often we set hyper-realistic goals of studying 15-16 hours a day before starting our study session and create a huge list of things we want to get done out of the Intense Energy and Motivation we have before starting to work. At the end of the day, failure to achieve those tremendous goals leave us unmotivated and frustrated and we, finally, give up.

Hence, it is really important to do proper and realistic time management of the 24 hours we have.

● In the late 1980s, Francesco Cirillo developed a time management technique known as the

Pomodoro Technique is one of the most effective time management techniques. Traditionally, in this technique, the study sessions are divided into 25-minute blocks followed by a 5-minute break. You might even change the timings of each one of your study sessions according to your compatibility. The Pomodoro Technique is one of the most effective ways to improve your focus while studying.

● The 50/30/20 Rule. Once you have allotted the number of hours you need to study, now it’s

time to know how to actually make that study session effective. Here comes the 50/30/20 rule.

This method divides the studying process into three parts. 50% of the time is to be spent

in understanding the Concepts, the next 30% in Practicing Questions, and the next20%in

Revision.

3. CHOOSING THE BEST TIME FOR YOU.

The silence of the night? Or the slow awakening of the day into sunshine?What do you love the most?We all are individuals with different choices,personalities,tastes and preferences. It is essential for oneself to introspect and find out your Productive Hour.

4..REWARDING YOURSELF-

As you cross off tasks from your STUDY TO-DO LISTS, start rewarding yourself for your daily little achievements which one day will contribute to greater success. Rewards act as a driving force behind any activity and improve the quality of your work. You will find yourself working harder in the motivation of the reward at the end. The method not only improves your study sessions but also prevents you from

reaching the stage of burnout or physical stress.

Reward yourself by

● Enjoy a little chit chat with your friend next door,

● taking your dog out for a walk,

● read your favorite book at your couch with a sip of your favorite coffee while listening to your

Favorite songs on repeat

● Catching up on a Yoga With Adriene session.

● Some self-care

● Meditating

● AND WHAT NOT!

5. STUDYSPACE

A clean and organized study space away from all the distractions in a quiet space of one’s own

comfort is essential for every student. Your study space can be your room, your floor, or your study table. A place with which you associate studying. Environmental Factors influence a lot of our behaviors. Hence it is best to keep away all of the distractions in your study space for the utmost

Productivity.

● Associationism according to various psychologists has been a key factor in memory and learning. It can be defined as a mental connection between any object, situation, or even mental state which arises from specific experiences. Your study space might be fixed or you might even change it to a different yet optimized environment once in a while, but it should always be a place you associate studying with and not playing video games or watching Netflix.

●  CUSTOMIZATION-

Customize your study space with your favorites which will depict yourpersonality. Put up pictures that motivate you, books that inspire you, art that frees your soul, Candles to vibe within the cold, Paint pictures on the wall, explore your creativitysetting it free, limitless, and boundless.

● LIGHTNING-

In a German Study which looked at the effects of color, temperature, and light intensity on the productivity of students at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences showed creativity was the most under Warm Light of 3000K and concentration was at its best under coldlight 6000K. Experiment with your lightning and find out what works best for you. Invest in a lamp if you are not having enough source of natural light and boost your productivity

● ESSENTIALS-

Your Study Space should never lack the essentials required for studying. Your notebooks,books,pen,paper,calculator,highlighters,everything should be in the near vicinity of your Study Space so you don’t distract yourself searching for them.

6.THE INTERNET

Needless to say, the internet is an ocean of numerous resources for the course you are studying as well as a great source of Distractions. Along with that video on Crash Course Chemistry the World of Youtube is filled with Thousands of Cat Videos to steal your hearts and also the time you could be using being productive and climb a step up to that A Grade.

This can be solved by dividing yourStudy sessions in chunks. Divide them into sub-parts and start by doing one at a time.Once you are done researching for your History Paper, turn off the internet and keep it aside while you move on to some other task which does not require the internet connection, as in, practicing questions.

7.GOOD NOTES

Go back to those sleepless nights where you are going through those seemingly endless pages of your Big Fat Physics Textbook of which you have an exam the next day, but now, at the moment have no idea where to start, Scary Right?The Problem is huge but not the solution

NOTES

Start taking good Notes. Attend your classes, take footnotes, do a bit of research, grab some reference books from the library, do everything you want to but start Taking Good Quality Notes throughout the semester. Pen down your most boring or the most difficult lectures into your notebooks. Start using Highlighters and color-coding to make the process much fun. Improvise Note Taking Techniques and start implementing them.

● In the 1940s, Walter Pauk. professorat Cornell University had devised the Cornell note-taking system which is oneof the most famous and efficient systems for taking notes. The Cornell note the taking system divides your page intothree columns, The Notes Column, The CueColumn and the Summary Column. The Notetaking section which covers most of the page is meant for Penning Down your lectures. The cue section on the left side is for Questions about the notes.

At the bottom of the page is the section that summarizes the notes on that page. There is no fixed particular technique that is equally effective for all the students, you can experiment

yourself with various note taking techniques to find out which one works the best for you and enjoy the

process of learning.

8. BRING IN VARIATION

Studying the same subject the entire day might be monotonous and boring. Add variations to your study sessions to make it less boring and more fun. Start your day with the most difficult subject which requires your complete focus and concentration. This helps because when you begin your day, you are fully energized to push through that subject. Once you reach the middle of your session you might change your subject to a bit more light weighted and easy to grasp subjects. This way you will be covering most of your subjects and not fall behind in any of them.

9.TAKE A DAY OFF

After a rigorous week of studying and learning, take a day off. Spend this day doing anything and everything except studying. You might read a book, go out with your friends and families, engage yourself in a hobby, paint a picture, anything. Taking a day off from your busy schedule is essential to keep going on for the days ahead . Taking a day off helps you focus more on yourself and reduces stress, anxiety, and depression also increases the sense of satisfaction in life.

Almost all of us have been through or still go through those sleepless nights pulling up all-nighters cramming for that dreadful exam we need to take the next day for which we had procrastinated all this while. Whether you are at middle school or a senior at college, having a productive and efficient study session without being bored and getting distracted is often a tedious task. Struggling and pushing

yourselves to the extremes the night before your finals often lead to burnout, and poor mental health as well as physical health. While it is necessary to focus on your studies and get good scores. It is also important to

take care of yourself and keep doing the things you love OTHER THAN STUDYING.

At the end of the day,the singer in your voice, the writer in your pen, and the footballer in your legs must not Die because of what your school, teachers, unfortunately sometimes even parents expect from you.