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First of all,study in quantity( in terms of hours) does not
matter...Study should be in quality...
Know your strength and weakness and plan your study according
it..
Daily 4-10 hours reading cant make you knowledgeable...
Daily 2-5 hours of SMART STUDY can make huge different..
According your question I can say that you should work on
foundation.. As your foundation strong you will not face any
difficulty for any new subject..
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Study with a purposeCan you teach this back to your
classmates?Can you teach this back to a patient with no medical
background?How would you use this knowledge in a clinically
relevant way?
Form a study groupSet out a schedule and take turns teaching one
another and going over lectures
Take scheduled breaks (e.g. 10 minutes every hour)
Break up your dayDo something completely unrelated to school
(e.g. exercise, music, etc.) to break up your day and keep your
mind refreshed. Going to the gym after class is a really popular
way to get a fresh start on the evening studies.
Integrate your knowledgeAs a personal and group exercise,
constantly try and point out ways how the current material relates
to previous things you have learned. The more degrees of separation
you can get to, the better. (e.g. hypomagnesemia --> torsades
--> identify EKG --> what organ affected --> ventricles of
heart --> what artery suppliesthem --> LAD --> what artery
does that come from --> left coronary --> when is
the left coronary have maximal blood flow --> diastole -->
what drug can restrict coronary blood flow --> cocaine -->
what are the overdose symptoms of cocaine--> ad
infinitum...)
To be clear, 12 hours a day is not that muchConscious hours per
day = 17 hoursConscious hours per week = 11912 hours/day learning
in and out of class = 84Time leftover = 35 hours per week
I can't say I really knew that many people in college or medical
school (not counting MS4s) that had 35 hours per week to kill on
errands and extracurriculars.
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How to Study Effectively 8 Concentration Strategies:
Eat Frequent Small MealsAvoid eating a big meal before a study
session. Too much food will send your body into a restmode. On the
other hand, dont starve yourself either. Frequent smallmeals are
best.
Study When Youre Sharpest
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Study according to your body-clock. Are you sharpest in the
morning or at the evening? Schedule your most difficult materials
when you are mentally at your best, and schedule the easier ones
when you are mentally less efficient.
Drink Water OftenDrink plenty of water during a study session,
especially when you feel sluggish.Caffeine may help you to stay
awake, but it can increase your anxiety use it inmoderation.
Dont Get Too Comfortable in Your ChairChoose a chair that
supports your back. It should be comfortable, but not too
comfortable. Just like an athlete during a performance, your body
should be relaxed, so that all your energy goes to where it matters
your brain.
Clear Your Desk of Everything You Dont NeedHave everything you
need on the desk. Put away what you do not need for the study
session. Seeing reminders of other assessments or domestic bills
may increaseyour anxiety and distract you.
Take Breaks Every HourIt is important to take a break before you
feel tired and lose your concentration completely. Regular breaks
at least once an hour helps to sustain your concentration. If the
work is not going too well and you have difficulties in
concentrating, you may need a long break and go back to it
later
Stretch During Your BreaksKnow and respect your concentration
span which will vary from hour to hour and from day to day. When
you sit for long periods, gravity draws the blood to the lower part
of your body. When you take a break, take a few deep breaths and
get more oxygen to your brain: try walking around and doing some
light stretching fora few minutes. It will help to release tension
in your body, and help your circulation.
Study at the Same Time, Same PlaceStudy at the same time and at
the same place, devoted to study only. This helpsyou to associate
the time and place with studying and concentrating. You will find
that you get into a habit of studying as soon as you sit down.
Good Luck :)
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I learned at a study skills course in high school. to
1. take 10 minute break every hour.2. take notes - active
studying. highlighting, summarizing and re-summarizing until you
have that which is important.3. Set goals for your studying. E.g. I
should finish X chapters in Y hours.
from my own experience
4. if you get stuck, don't be afraid to ask a friend and/or the
smartest personyou know in the class.5. If you don't understand
something - try different textbooks. One may click better with you
than another
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To study better, study better. Don't simply study longer. Read
something, then describe it in different words to yourself. Teach
it to your teddy bear. Draw thepathway out on paper. Generate 3
novel questions you have about the material th
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en seek out answers to them online. When you create your own
questions, you knowyou've hit a level of understanding that will
stick with you for test day. Noneof this is easy, but it's very
effective. Focussed studying is draining, and you won't be able to
do it much more than 4-5hrs/day indefinitely.
Regarding time, I think consistency is the most important
factor. Say you want to study 4 hours a day. Get a timer, and stop
it for any moment when your mind isn't focussed on material. This
will improve discipline and reveal to you how easily your attention
can be distracted.
And by the way, medicine is one of the most repetitive fields.
As the saying goes 'see one, do one, teach one'. You will
figuratively 'see 100' before you do one. I didn't know that during
my pre-clinical years and was totally overwhelmed.Try not to feel
that way, and rather enjoy the material moving at a your own
comfortable pace.
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More importantly, why do you wanna study for 12 hours?IAS? See,
if someone told you that the number of hours one sits with a book
in front of his face is directly proportional to one's chance of
clearing the IAS then let me make it very clear to you, it was the
biggest lie you ever heard.Ask any of the successful candidates
like Roman Saini and you'll get the same reply that its never the
number of hours that matter. Even 6 hours are more than e
nough to get you through if your concentration is at its highest
while studyingduring those 6 hours.Coming back to your question in
a more straight-forward manner, yes, you can maybe study for 12
hours on a particular day but regularly, on a daily basis? No,
Idon't think that is possible for any normal human being. Not even
the one who'll be getting AIR 1. So, better stop wasting your
thinking about the hours and start giving the best you can with
your utmost concentration from today itself.More importantly, the
way the pattern is changing, you don't need to keep sitting with a
book in your hand to gain the required knowledge. Surf on the
internet.Go through interesting and important articles all around
on various news websites. This will not only let you gain but also
act as a little break from the monotonous routine of studying from
books. Times have changed so take the advantagedude! This way you
might even cross your target of 12 hours and won't even reali
se.All the best, man. May your efforts bear fruit.
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Here I am going to tell you 8 tips. If you follow those 8 tips
then you may probably be able to concentrate on your studies.1.
Understand your biological potential.Every body has its own
potential.One is able to study whole night, or one is able to study
at morning.This is up to you that howyou utilize your potential.2.
Make a why note.
It is very difficult to make concentration for a long time to
maintain your concentration for a long period of span you should
make sure why note. That is you write on a blank paper why are you
studying? What will be the consequences of your labour that you're
going to do for one year? And then paste that paper just before
your studying table this will help you not losing your
concentration.3. Don't panicIf there is few days left for
examination then don't panic if you are not able to control
yourself then think that the time you are using to panic will not
going to help you in academics. Take the time to convert your panic
time to your study time.
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4. Eat healthy foodDon't drink caffeine or energy drink these
drink will give you instant energy but for very short period of
time then you will feel tired and then you will throwoff your
books. So I eat as many as green vegetable or yellow vegetables.5.
Take 8 hrs of restYou should take 7 to 8 hours rest daily, so that
you can you can concentrate onnext day.6. Give reward to
yourselfGive yourself a reward when you complete your objectives
study in such a way that It's become interesting when you do your
homework or if you remember your formulas then give yourself a
reward you can eat chocolate or listen music.7. Study in SilenceYou
should study in complete silence if the voice of television from
other roomor the traffic sound is coming from outside the window
that are unavoidable thenyou can use white noise which are easily
available on Internet download it plugthe earphone and then start
studying its unique frequency will cut the outsidesound8. Keep your
phone asideKeep your phone away from your study table try to lock
it on the locker. BecauseFacebook notification comes when it is
unavoidable to avoid it so keep your phone aside.And there are lots
of videos on www.youtube.com
