The 11-Step Study Schedule Strategy That Actually Works!

11Study Schedule Strategy That Actually Works!

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Do you find yourself procrastinatinga lot when trying to study?

Do you find yourself procrastinatinga lot when trying to study?

Can you not keep up with the amount of materials with your current study schedule?

Then it’s time for a study schedule that works!

1Find out your learning style

1Find out your learning style

If you don’t know how you learn best, it will be impossible for you to learn

efficiently at all.

• Visual learner - Images and a sense of spatiality help you get a grip on things.

• Aural learner - You pick up things by hearing and listening closely.

• Verbal learner - Using words in writing and speech comes natural to you.

• Physical learner - You prefer using your body, touching things with your hands.

• Logical learner - You like to sort things logically, create systems and are a very reasonable person.

No matter which of these you are, you can fall into one of two groups:

solitary learner or social learner

2Set realisticstudy goals

2Set realisticstudy goals

Pick a very simple goal for your semester. Your goal shouldn’t depend on others. It

must be something you can control.

Create a list of all the tiny actions you need to take towards your goal.

You know your list is good when you have a lot of items on it and when your items take an hour or less.

3Make study time a part of your daily routine

3Make study time a part of your daily routine

Block the time in your calendar, give yourself at least an hour each day to

complete one of your tiny action items.

4Structure your study time

4Structure your study time

3 to 4 hours of focused study time are worth much more than 8 hours where you

neither really study nor actually relax.

5Create your own study zone

5Create your own study zone

Your study zone should be clean and distraction-free.

Try to have at least two study zones, so

you can switch in case you need to.

6Take notes depending on your learning style

6Take notes depending on your learning style

No matter how you take notes and how you use them, the most important part is

that your note-taking style fits you.

7Review your notes regularly

7Review your notes regularly

A great way to review your notes is to use Anki. Anki helps you study

with flashcards.

8Don’t use your laptop or smartphone during class

8Don’t use your laptop or smartphone during class

Every second you spend looking at a screen is a second of focus lost.

9Find at least one learning partner

9Find at least one learning partner

Accountability is huge. Having at least one accountability partner can

make a huge difference.

10Create good sleep habits

10Create good sleep habits

Studies have shown that if you only get 6 hours of sleep for two weeks straight, you’ll perform as if

you had just stayed up for 48 hours straight.

11Make sure you track your progress

11Make sure you track your progress

Check how you’re doing every once in a while. Nothing is more demoralizing than feeling like you’re getting a lot done, but

then end up not seeing results.

All of these steps are simple and small. You could implement all of them in a few minutes each.

But they have a compounding effect:

Once you get ALL of them right, they amount to a lot more than the

sum of their parts.

Credit:Niklas Goeketeaches marketers, bloggers and entrepreneurs how to make productivity a habit. He writes at www.niklasgoeke.comabout overcoming fear, building willpower and making habits stick.

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