How to set up an effective study routine? (1 Viewer)

[jazzzod]

HI,

How would you suggest to set up a study routine which is actually effective? Do you recommend timetables, or just study during freetime? How do you go about organising breaks?

I would like to improve my study habits.

So please help

 

[lpodnano]

I wouldn't recommend a timetable because you don't know the exact times you'll finish a certain thing and this can throw things into hiatus. I would recommend a list of achievable goals for the day instead of a list.

 

[ValentinesM]

• make realistic goals and be flexible with your plan
• include breaks in your timetable
• if possible, allocate specific times where you would devote your time to homework, assignments, exam revision, writing dot points, etc. for example, work on HW first from 5 to 7pm, then write dot points from 8 to 9pm, etc
• prioritise your tasks, work on the most urgent first
• continuously evalute your timetable, find ways to improve it to maximise efficiency

and the perhaps the most important of all is that you've got to stick to the timetable!!

 

[lychnobity]

1) Screw timetables.

2) Know when you have chunks of time free (this means, where you don't have unbreakable engagements/events w/e).

3) Know exactly what you do and don't know.

Don't know what you know? Skim over 3 past papers very quickly (no more than 30 mins per paper). Circle questions you can't answer.

4) Intensely work on understanding and and knowing what you don't know, and roughly go over what you do.

5) Breaks are only given under the following circumstances:
- lunch/dinner
- tired eyes (doesn't count if you didn't sleep properly the night before)
- after 3h of constant study (allow a 10-15 min break, in which time you may listen to 4 songs, have a nap, wash your face, eat a snack etc)

 

[philphie]

really it all depends on effort, if you want to put in the effort you just will. yimetables rarely ever work unless you want them to work. the best and most easiest thing to do in terms of studying is not to let things build up, do things in moderation. doing a little bit everyday is much better than piling it up all in one night. everyday has some time left over where you have nothing to do, you just have to realise it. you might only get half an hour to study one day, but at least you still studied.


as for me, i didn't do any of that. i cram and it works well for me but it kills me badly studying like 8-10 hours straight into the early morning before an exam.

 

[mitchy_boy]

try and keep a theme going, don't let things get all over the shops. this is where time tabling can help.

 

[simi07]

Well I would say timetable
Throughout my hsc, my mentor always gave us templates to use and trust me they helped. Try to make them flexible and try to do most of the homework in free periods if u can. It makes life whole lot easier when u go home or else u can say it gives u more time for assignments and summary notes and stuff. And also another important thing, always try to devote equal amount of time to each subject. Trust me it matters a lot when u get ur ATAR...you dont want one subject to bring u down or anything. And be realistic...saying u will study four hours after skool everyday is not possible (well- it seems really hard. u could do it if u want) but u'll burn out soon. Try to have breaks, and know the times when u r definitely not going to study (ur favourite shows or sports) so u know u r not going to miss out on work that was supposed to be done then.

Also, try to alter ur timetable according to ur needs and wants

At the end of the day, just REMEMBER- ur effort matters the most.

 

[twistedrebel]

Just set a goal, e.g today i do x, y and z and make sure you fucking do it

 

[duckcowhybrid]

Shut the fuck up and do it. Write a list of things to do today, then shut the fuck up and do all of them. Don't care about how long it takes you, but thsoe things must be done.

 

[Shadowdude]

I force myself to do it. There's a quote in the sig of someone which reads, "I hated every minute of training. But I said, 'Don't quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - I keep that in mind when studying.

For me, I force myself to do two 45 minute sessions every day. Unlike others, I include assessments and past papers in the 45 minutes. By timing it, if I go over - I get that as 'extra' time, and when my 'extra' time gets to 90 - I can, if I wish, take a day off. Although I probably won't use them.

It's nice now in that it's holidays, but when I get to school... managing the hours from 4pm to 10pm including a new two hour chunk of stuff will not be pretty.

 

[H S C]

Just make sure you leave enough time to study for the goal you want to achieve.

 

[domoku]

doing a timetable is ok, but only as a brief outline to help you manage your time... from my own personal experience it was very hard to stick to a timetable - sometimes you spend more time on a certain subject or less and it would just mess up your timetable and you feel guilty

i would recommend doing a to-do list and sticking it up right infront of you on your table so you can see the work you need to do over a day/week. then you can just work through the list and if you see theres too much left.. work harder so you finish it in time! somehow this works better than a timetable for me

and as for breaks, i take a break every 2 hours for about 15minutes, plus meal times...just dont get overly distracted in your breaks and end up breaking for too long

 

[Shadowdude]

I don't like timetables either. I "timetabled" 45 minutes of 4 unit - ended up going over 60 because in the 44th minute I was like "I am gonna get it! Yes!" and then 15 minutes later still going down that path <_<

 

[ninetypercent]

timetables don't work for me..
anyway, make a list of what you have to do a day. and just do it!!! also, get off the unofficial Bos if it's too addictive

 

[Tofuu]

don't do timetables, instead have flexibility, make sure you do x hours of study, and finish x amount of work by the end of the day and DON'T leave things till later, because chances are if you do, you wont get everything done in time