Everyone that has your best interest would tell you to read like your future depends on it (it kind of does).
They would probably tell you to make the library your second most visited place after your classroom, and most will tell you how easy it is to study if only you put your mind at it.
Obviously, they want you to succeed, but studying that hard doesn’t come easily to everyone.
Sometimes even with every resolve, you still find yourself stuck as you try to study unless it is in preparation for a quiz or an exam.
But studying seriously only when exams are looming is an unhealthy habit for students, so what can students do when reading gets tough?
1. Allocate time for study.
Most humans are creatures of habit so unless you are really disciplined, you might find yourself not studying at all if you do not have a defined time for your books.
Taking a couple of minutes to plan your time at the beginning of the session or semester will be one of the smartest things you do.
You don’t necessarily have to plan every hour of every day. Surely your classes come first and there’s already a schedule for that. With your class schedule in mind, allocate time to study and don’t leverage your sleeping time for anything too.
Take your study time as detention and don’t jettison your books during the period for anything short of a life and death situation.
Fix in every other thing to the remaining free time and give your life some order.
2. Find your study spot.
In my first year in college, I found it really difficult to study because I wanted to study with my friends.
All my friends preferred to study in the room with all the noise and fun, but I didn’t find it funny when my grades were released. A good number of my friends had great grades but mine were depressing. I later got to discover that not everyone could study under the same condition and have good grades.
You might study better in the library, devoid of your mates and distractions. You wouldn’t want to strain from your friends so you should keep to your study time. Take whatever would make you study better. If you read better with headphones on then you should consider buying a wireless headphone.
Wherever it is, determine your best study spot make it into a sanctuary.
3. Set milestones.
Studies show that as humans we do better at almost anything when we set targets. We would do even better when these targets have a reward to eat.
Deny yourself of something you badly need until you meet your study quota of the day.
Practice this tips and you’d find it easier to study.
