LOOSE!
TIPS FOR STUDYING!
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Creating a designated study area is important for developing effective study habits. This doesn’t just mean a physical space; it can also involve setting specific times free of distractions, such as putting away your phone and making sure to have uninterrupted study time.
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o r g a n i z e d . U s e S M A R T g o a l s
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p l a n y o u r s t u d y t i m e
e f f e c t i v e l y . A c h i e v i n g
s m a l l e r g o a l s a l o n g
t h e w a y k e e p s y o u
m o t i v a t e d a n d o n
t r a c k a n d w i l l m a k e
y o u f e e l g o o d a b o u t y o u r s e l f .
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y o u r e t a i n i n f o r m a t i o n
e f f e c t i v e l y . S t a y a c t i v e i n y o u r s t u d y i n g b y s o l v i n g p r o b l e m s , c r e a t i n g s t u d y g u i d e s , q u i z z i n g y o u r s e l f , v e r b a l i z i n g i n f o r m a t i o n , o r
u s i n g v i s u a l a i d s . E n g a g i n g w i t h c o u r s e c o n t e n t i n
d i f f e r e n t w a y s m a k e s
l e a r n i n g m o r e s t i m u l a t i n g a n d a i d s i n l o n g - t e r m
m e m o r y r e t e n t i o n .
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s t u d y a p p r o a c h ,
p r i o r i t i z e y o u r
m e n t a l w e l l n e s s .
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E v e r y o n e f a c e s o n s e t b a c k s
d w e l l i n g
i s n ’ t p r o d u c t i v e . R e f l e c t
o n a r e a s f o r i m p r o v e m e n t
a n d s e e k s u p p o r t f r o m
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r i e n d s o r a d v i s o r s i f
n e e d e d . R e m e m b e r , t h e r e ’ s a l w a y s
r o o m f o r g r o w t h a n d a s s i s t a n c e
a v a i l a b l e t o h e l p y o u s u c c e e d . T h e r e ’ s n o
p o i n t i n d w e l l i n g o n s e t b a c k s .
I t ' s i m p o r t a n t t o a c k n o w l e d g e y o u r
a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a l o n g t h e w a y a n d c e l e b r a t e
s m a l l v i c t o r i e s . T a k i n g c a r e o f y o u r
w e l l - b e i n g e n s u r e s y o u h a v e t h e
r e s i l i e n c e t o o v e r c o m e o b s t a c l e s a n d
s t a y f o c u s e d o n y o u r g o a l s . K e e p
a p o s i t i v e m i n d s e t a n d e m b r a c e
c h a l l e n g e s a s o p p o r t u n i t i e s
f o r p e r s o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t
a n d l e a r n i n g . R e m e m b e r ,
y o u ' r e n o t a l o n e i n
y o u r a c a d e m i c
j o u r n e y .
S u c c e s s f u l s t u d e n t s p r o j e c t s b a s e d o n
f r e q u e n t l y p r i o r i t i z e t h e i r d e a d l i n e s a n d
l e v e l o f i m p o r t a n c e
C o n s i d e r u s i n g t h e
E i s e n h o w e r B o x m e t h o d , w h i c h d i v i d e s y o u r t a s k s i n t o f o u r c a t e g o r i e s : i m p o r t a n t a n d u r g e n t , i m p o r t a n t
b u t n o t u r g e n t , n o t i m p o r t a n t
b u t u r g e n t , a n d n o t i m p o r t a n t
a n d n o t u r g e n t . F o r e x a m p l e , a f o r t h c o m i n g e x a m i s a n i m p o r t a n t
a n d u r g e n t a c t i v i t y , t h u s i t s h o u l d b e a t t h e t o p o f y o u r p r i o r i t y l i s t .
F o r s t u d e n t s o f a n y a g e , l e a r n i n g h o w
t o p r i o r i t i z e a s s i g n m e n t s i s a c r i t i c a l
a b i l i t y . S t u d e n t s w h o a r e a d e p t
a t s e t t i n g p r i o r i t i e s h a v e a n
a d v a n t a g e o v e r t h e i r p e e r s .
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s t u d e n t s s t a y p r o d u c t i v e a n d o r g a n i z e d w h i l e o f t i m e t o s t u d y , t a k e c a r e o f h o u s e h o l d a l s o g i v i n g t h e m p l e n t y a c c o m p l i s h h o m e w o r k , d u t i e s , a n d p a r t i c i p a t e i n e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r a n d s o c i a l a c t i v t i e s .
This is the process of engaging with the material by asking questions and making connections. Instead of passively reading your literature, you can get more involved by summarizing the knowledge in your own words, teaching it to someone else, quizzing yourself, or developing visual aids such as diagrams and mind maps. According to Issa et al. (2012), reading relevant information daily is a beneficial study habit for increasing grades.
Time management refers to the ability to efficiently allocate your time so that you do not run out of time and have enough time to complete all critical chores. As a starting point, you may create a specialized study timetable, outlining time slots for each subject. For example, you may devote your mornings to theory-heavy classes like Anatomy while saving your afternoons for practice-oriented subjects like Clinical Skills. Don't forget to schedule regular study breaks and social events. This is critical to avoiding burnout and ensuring longevity; university is a marathon, not a sprint.
This method entails establishing achievable goals for each study session or topic. Setting goals not only keeps you motivated, but it also helps you track your progress. For example, rather than attempting to read a whole biology textbook in two days, you may try to master one chapter each day. I advocate adopting the SMART Goals method to establish both short-term and long-term learning objectives.
This method entails examining information in small chunks rather than everything at once. You might go over your notes on the day you learn something, then again in a few days, then after a week, and so on. There are even tools, such as the Anki flashcards app, that have a built-in spaced repetition algorithm that can adjust how frequently ideas are presented to you.
