| Without productive study habits it is easy to spend too | | | | of work produced. If you are fresh and alert then you |
| much time and see too little results. Here are 5 study | | | | are more likely to do better work than if you are tired |
| habits that will prevent this from happening to you. | | | | and anxious to be done. It can also help to make a list |
| Find a Quiet Place to Study | | | | of assignments, in order from greatest difficulty to |
| It is easy to sit at the kitchen table and spread out | | | | easiest, and then check off each one as it is |
| your books, but distractions can abound in this setting | | | | accomplished. |
| which can hinder successful studying. In order to avoid | | | | Focus on One Subject at a Time |
| this issue, and form good study habits, it is important | | | | It is easy to jump back and forth between subjects, |
| that you find an area or room that is conductive to | | | | but this can break your focus and make you loose |
| uninterrupted time. This is most easily achieved by | | | | valuable study time. Set aside your books for other |
| sitting at a desk in a room with a door that closes and | | | | subjects, pull out all of your resources for the subject |
| informing other members of your household of your | | | | you are working on, and dive in. |
| need to not be interrupted. | | | | Take Breaks |
| Organize Your Papers | | | | This does not mean turn on the television and spend |
| Organizing your papers before starting the studying | | | | an hour watching it. What it does mean is that it can |
| process can seem like a waste of time. Why not just | | | | be very beneficial to stand up for 5-10 minutes every |
| dive in? The answer to this is that organization | | | | hour or so and do stretches. Refocusing the eyes and |
| beforehand can prevent a lot of wasted time spent | | | | body means that when you do return to your work |
| looking for papers. But it goes beyond this, since even | | | | you are more attentive and productive. |
| a minute or two of looking for a paper can interrupt | | | | Study habits are well worth the time spent integrating |
| your thoughts and make you loose valuable time in | | | | them into your life, since they save so much time and |
| refocusing. | | | | effort in the long run. They allow for more success |
| Tackle the Most Difficult Assignment First | | | | and confidence and in this way are invaluable. |
| This study habit can have a great impact on the quality | | | | |