#studyrules

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Proximity Distraction is real.

I created an office space in my family’s sun room. I keep my phone in my room which is a few rooms down.

I never take my phone into the sun room with me. This has created a sort of queue in my brain that it is time to enter the flow state. Your ego tells you that you can control yourself and not touch the phone if you do bring it in there with you.

that you should probably know and if you don’t well now you know ...

𝟷. 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚢. finding a good place to study is very crucial for a good study session. As tempting as studying on your bed or next to the tv sounds, do not give in to the temptation, BECAUSE I BET THAT 99.9% of the time you will not end up studying. ( as that has happened to me way too many times to count, as i get distracted very easily ). Finding a good time to study is also very important as people are productive at different times, i for one am most productive at night at around 7-12 pm. so i end up sleeping quite late but at least i get my work done. 

𝟸. 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔. i wont stress this enough but do not rush your studying. when you rush your studying you will not retain any information. even if you are only studying for a short period of time still TAKE YOUR TIME. you will not only forget the information if you rush but you are also prone to make more mistakes. so again find a time to study where you can take as much time as possible and do it at your pace. 

𝟹. 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜. yes i’m talking to you, the amazing person reading this, since i bet you don’t listen in class  i am guilty of not listening in class on occasion as my brain will turn to mush if i am staying still for too long. But listening in class helps a ton, its also good to take notes during class which also helps you focus. listening in class saves a lot of time for you after class when you want to study by yourself as you pretty much already know most of the content. rather then not having payed attention in class then having to learn everything by yourself 

𝟺. 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚜. always! always! always! TAKE BREAKS! it’s never good to just continue doing one thing for hours on end, you’ll most likely either get burnt out and nothing in your head will be working by the third hour and you’re just going to have to revisit everything again ( which happens around 90% of the time to me when i study too long ) it’s never good to study for too long so make sure you study in intervals and place breaks in between to not tire yourself out quickly. 

𝟻. 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜. i recommend to take handwritten notes (either on the ipad or paper) either one is good. writing things down helps me remember the content better then typing out my notes. also taking down notes helps you focus in class as you are trying to absorb the information by writing it down. another tip for notes is to have two notebooks (or at least this is how i do it). i have one notebook for my messy notes where i just write everything i can absorb in class and another notebook to rewrite all of my notes in a more organized way after class or before tests.