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following are ideas on how to motivate yourself to study:
- Setting Up Your Study Zone
- Eliminating Distractions
- Formulating Your Study Goals
- Preparing Yourself
- Getting Started
- Locate an area suitable for study. This could be anywhere provided it is quiet and free from too much noise and interruptions. The bottom line here is that you won’t be distracted. Avoid places where your friends and peers will easily find you.
- Furnish yourself with enough study supplies. Make sure you have all what you need from pencils, papers, to post-its and highlighters. Getting more of these things during your study can interrupt you.
- Provide drinking water and snack food near you.Taking sips of water will keep you hydrated, hydrated people are more productive. Snack food such as potato chips and peanuts will energize you. On the contrary, fast food and pastries such as pizza, hamburgers, doughnuts, etc.. will make you sleepy.
- Stay comfortable. Wear clothes that are comfortable and won't constrict you. Tie your hair so as not to obstruct your eyes. Uncomfortability will distract you and you may lose your focus and concentration.
- Set your cellphone on silent mode. Tell your friends and family members in advance about your study time. You should not be taking calls when you are studying. Set your phone into silent mode and keep it out of view.
- Turn off your computer. Turn off you computer unless you are using it for study. Turn off your Internet accsess. Deactivate temporily your social sites.
- Set specific study goals. When setting study goals avoid vague generalities, be concrete and think specific. Specific goal such as - I will learn how acids affect the rate of corrosion - is better than - I have to be good at Chemistry - which is very general. You will feel more accomplished when you achieve a specific goal.
- Reward yourself and celebrate success. When you have met your goal, reward yourself. Taking a quick break, listening to your favorite music and eating your favorite pastry in the middle of your study session are small ways of rewarding yourself. But you have to get back to work after a quick rewarding break. Set a time limit for quick breaks. After finishing your session, have fun with your friends, enjoy and celebrate success.
- Visualize the positive outcomes by studying. Imagine the good things that will come to you by studying. Studying may sometimes be difficult and boring, but by thinking of positive end results will motivate you to be persistent and will keep you going.
- Create your study schedule. Be specific when making your own study schedule. Specify a definite date and time on the schedule you have devised. Avoid generalities such as telling yourself - I’ll have to study sometime this week . Stick to your specific schedule.
- Avoid procrastination. Putting aside things to the last minute could result to severe negative consequences. If a task is assigned to you on day one and due on day five, start at once on day one to finish it early and avoid worrying about it at the last minute.
- Break your tasks and start. Starting sometimes is the hardest part. If you are being overwhelmed by your immense schedule, break down the tasks into smaller chunks. Initially, you can just do one or two tasks. It is better to do a little now than end up doing nothing. Divide your tasks and just start.
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