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25 Study Tips To Make Your Life
Easier
I have trouble studying- especially when it comes to doing it
efficiently and in an organised fashion -so I created this for those of you who
are like me, and can’t make themselves bloody sit down and study without a
pep-talk in the format of “it’s easier than you think”.
1.
Get rid of distractions. I.E. phone, laptop, TV, people, etc.
2.
Turn on music. Classical is recommended, and you can find my personal
soundtrack/instrumental playlist here (this is available to listen to
on Spotify), or my run of the mill, everyday
playlist here.
3.
Use post-its, high lighters, and
fun colored materials to make your notes and stuff more colorful and therefore more inviting to stare
at for hours.
4.
Don’t eat too much. Recharge every once in a while with a healthy snack. For
example, an apple or some cheese and crackers every hour.
5.
Use acronyms to assist with memorization.
6.
Take practice tests if they’re readily available and create your own study guides on the material if the teacher does
not offer one.
7.
Take notes in an organized
fashion. Use a system. I personally prefer the Cornell Notes method,
because it provides it’s own system of repetition to help with memorizing facts
and information and makes it easier to get the more important material down,
rather than just scribbling down everything your instructor says. Here is a PDF that effectively teaches you how to take Cornell notes,
and here is a video about overall note taking.
8.
Get comfortable. Study in a place that makes you feel comfortable and free from
distraction or outside disruption. Sit at your desk, go to Starbucks, sprawl
out of the floor, doesn’t matter, as long as it’s a place where you can get
stuff done.
9.
Use diagrams for further understanding and to trigger the visual portion of
your brain.
10.
Teach the material to someone
else. It could be your sibling, your
parent, or even a stuffed animal. If you can successfully explain the material
in a cohesive and eloquent manor without any “uh”s or “erm”s, you’ve
got it down and you’re ready for that test.
11.
Make up songs to memorize
material. I’ve found this incredibly useful in the past as a musician
because remembering lyrics and putting a melody to my own has always come
naturally to me. For those of us who are musically inclined, this can be an
incredibly useful tool.
12.
Use a method called chunking. Learn
bits of material in small amounts of time. For example, technique for 15
minutes, vocabulary for another 15. Split your work into smaller bits to make
it more manageable.
13.
Space and schedule study times. I do this a lot to prevent myself from feeling overwhelmed or
procrastinating. That “Oh damn, I need to do this NOW” feeling is what
really gets things done.
14.
Exercise every once in a while to keep your brain on the move.
15.
Get a tutor if you’re having major problems with learning and remembering
and/or understanding the material. Always ask for help if you need it.
16.
Keep your study space clean, especially if
this has a past of being a distraction.
17.
Keep your
supplies/papers/tools/files organized. Nobody learns well in a cluttered
environment.
18.
DO NOT PROCRASTINATE.
19.
Create a learning ritual. A soothing, distraction free environment in which it is easy to
focus and absorb information. Try to enjoy the ride.
20.
Use the web method to brainstorm topics and ideas for
essays/reports/etc.
21.
When taking notes, focus on what your instructor
is saying or showing
to you. There is nothing worse than the realization you get prior to a lecture
that you have been scribbling notes about something for an hour and a half, yet
you don’t remember any of it, how it connects, or what it means. It is better
to absorb information, digest it, and ask questions than to frantically attempt
to write it down and lose sight of what exactly you’re learning.
22.
Make sure that the format of your essays and other assignments
are 100% perfect. Even if you think you know it’s right, check
anyway. That’s a really stupid reason to get points docked off an assignment.
23.
USE FLASH CARDS
24.
Keep all of your materials
together and easy to access when studying. If you have a billion pages of
notes on the material that you have to study, make it easier on yourself and
try not to have them at all for corners of the Earth.
25 Create a rewards system to keep yourself motivated.
I hope these assist you on your journey to a useful education.
Cheers! x
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Reasons To Improve Your Lifestyle
At times, I find it extremely
difficult to find the right motivation and inspiration to build and sustain
healthy habits. I made a list for myself and altered it a bit in the hopes that
maybe putting it out there could help you as well.
·
There are millions of people who
are starving right this second and they would kill to have access to such
bountiful amounts of such healthy foods as you.
·
You have absolutely 0 excuse not
to. Laziness is unacceptable.
·
Discipline is an incredibly
valuable skill and quality that will prove to be even more useful and
beneficial in the future
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Don’t you want to look like a
movie star/Victoria’s Secret model?
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Eating healthy makes your body
smell, look, and.. taste.. better so DO IT
·
Good hygiene, eating habits, and
exercise routines lead to a more attractive body and a longer life
·
Exercise to live a longer life to
spend with family, friends, spouses, and children
·
Exercising and healthy diet makes
you a good role model for your siblings and your future children
·
It’s super attractive to most
anyone when you take care of yourself by feeding yourself healthy food and
doing things to keep yourself in shape
·
Exercise and healthy eating has
proven to lift your mood and promotes overall positivity
·
You can use exercise as the
alternative to medications and therapy for anxiety. depression, and many other
mental illnesses.
·
Exercise and healthy diet can
prevent and slow the effects of nearly any disease as an alternative or
addition to prescription drugs and expensive medical treatments
·
Exercise makes you stronger and
more able bodied to complete daily tasks and defend yourself against predators,
AKA it makes you more of a bad ass and more comfortable as a singular human
being to protect yourself
·
Exercise boosts your daily energy
in order to promote creativity, motivation, and ability to be awake and alert
longer.
·
Exercise promotes memory storage
in the brain making it easy for you to retain learned and studied information
in school, benefiting your overall studying career
·
Exercise promotes healthy habits
and paves the way toward being able to do anything you set your mind to
·
Exercise is a mindset that
promotes individual empowerment and the willingness to love and take care of
yourself, inevitably resulting in a longer and happier life
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Accentuate the positive: Change attitude to improve life- the good stuff surrounding us of our own free will friends.
•Limit your exposure to the news.
•Use positive self-talk. Emphasize phrases such as “I can,” “I will” and “I choose.”
•Be generous with praise and encouragement and cautious with criticism, giving only the constructive type.
•Cultivate a healthy sense of humour. Read the comics, watch a TV sitcom now and then or rent funny movies. Don’t take yourself or others too seriously.
•Accept realities you can’t change and focus on those you can influence.
•Trust that there’s a valuable lesson in every type of adversity. And remember that no matter what happens, you always have a choice about how to respond.
•Stay connected to people who care. Minimize contact with those who are negative or self-centred.
•Find an outlet for expressing your thoughts and feelings, such as talking with a friend or keeping a journal.
•Pick your battles; don’t make a major issue out of every concern.
•Don’t dwell on past mistakes, hurts or other unpleasant events.
•Look for the good in people and situations. •Demonstrate empathy, give others the benefit of the doubt and practise forgiveness.
•Do something you enjoy each day: read, listen to music or take up a hobby.
•Identify sources of stress in your life, then eliminate as many as possible and learn to manage the rest. Practise relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, meditation or yoga.
•Seek help from your primary physician or a counsellor if you continually feel sad, angry or overwhelmed.
•Let go of the need for perfection, and be flexible about plans and expectations. Take things one day at a time.
•Be receptive to learning new ways of doing things and try new activities.
•Do nice things for others.
•Set aside some quiet time each day; it nurtures your spirituality and helps to keep you grounded.
•Finally, focus on the good things in your life, such as supportive relationships, and seek beauty and tranquility – through appreciation of art and nature, for example.
Count your blessings and learn to live in the moment, enjoying life’s simpler pleasures.
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