Do you have any advice for self-studying? I saw that Virilitasa answered a question about that and I was curious about what advice you'd give! Thank you :)
For those curious, @virilitasa ‘s post can be found here. She covered a lot of what I would have said and I also wrote a similar post on the specifics of “how” recently. I won’t cover those points.
Many people find self-studying difficult to stick with because they lack outside structure. So you need to create that structure yourself. Depending on how you generally get work done, you might take one or more of these general approaches:
Schedule a specific time each day to study
e.g., 6am before classes, after dinner, etc.
Break down the content into exactly how you’ll study ahead of time
e.g., read chapters X-Y, make Quizlet set, do practice problems, etc.
Create specific, small goals for yourself
e.g., finish one chapter a week, learn 5 new words a day
Set slightly random reminders on your calendar
Regular phone reminders are easy to ignore! Maybe pick 3 random days to check if you’re sticking to your plan or set a time to review each week.
Decide on an amount of time to study each day
e.g., 2 hours at any time instead of always 8am-10am
Test yourself at regular intervals
Reading and taking notes alone is NOT enough to effectively learn
See the other posts I mentioned for more specifics.
BONUS TIP: If you’re learning something for yourself, you don’t need to study everything that’s in the book.
If a chapter or section is irrelevant to what you’re trying to learn, skip it. This goes for languages, especially. You can always go back to those skipped sections if you need them. But maintaining discipline and motivation is key to self-study, so keep the content relevant is major.
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