Oh that dreaded studying. It's a tough, tedious task all college students have to do. I know everyone does it, but I'm curious about how others study. I feel that sometimes my studying techniques aren't adequate. Here's a blog that talked about an effective way to study and how we can think about studying.
After reading this post, I have some new insights on a more effective way to study. In the past there have been times where I feel that breaking up the study sessions for an upcoming midterm should be dispersed throughout the day and sitting down straight for a couple of hours wouldn't be effective. This study showed that those that did put their full efforts into practicing for a couple hours straight performed better than those that disperses the practice throughout the day. As well, those that did the couple of hours straight through were less "busy"and tired because they on average slept an hour longer than those that dispersed the practicing throughout the day.
I really liked this statement from the blog "if your goal is to build a remarkable life, then busyness and exhaustion should be your enemy." Wow, that is deep, real and needs to be said. This summed up the findings, and I love this statement: "Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus. Then when you’re done be done, and go enjoy the rest of the day."
This was refreshing and I really enjoyed reading this blog. If you need some insight on other techniques of studying, take a look at this blog and see what it can do for you.
-Huntingoutdoorsguy
I think about my studying habits all the time. Last week I wrote my post on something I learned to make my studying more effective. That piece of advice has really helped me excel at the university level. I am the kind of person that never likes to waste time. When I sit down to study I already have an agenda. When I follow that agenda my study time was a success. Many students put in hours of studying but this studying is not always effective. The amount of time you spend on something does not always reflect the quality of the work.
ReplyDeleteI love the quote about complete and hard focus! Most of the time, the reason that we spend so much time studying is because we're dawdling the whole time, taking three hours to do what could be done in one. Have you ever noticed how when you have an approaching deadline, you're able to do things much quicker and more productively? We really are capable of doing a lot in a short amount of time, it just takes self-discipline. I would add that when you study for a block of time, it is good to take five-minute breaks every hour or so. I have found that this helps me to refocus and center myself again. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. This is something that I have definetly thought a lot about. On saturdays I regularly have what I call homework marathons at the Library. I have noticed huge differences in how effective my study and learnig is when I study at home versust the Library. There are so many distractions, and they all add up. I like to kill it quick. I also like how you talked about doing less. I think colleges are geared wrong, they give us so much to do, that we are pretty much forced to cram. Which is horrible for our learning. I say we should have have the credits, and just master the topics. How many classes have I been in where I got an A and today remember absolutely nothing-- too many!
ReplyDeleteThat summarizes what this semester has taught me. My natural inclination when things aren't working is to put more brute force into it. In essence, if the door won't open, I tend to push harder. But you and I both know that's fruitless if it's locked or reads "pull".
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