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The most difficult thing i face when studying is staying focused , so:

here’s a study tip to stay focused during a study session that personally really helped me!

1) Get into a flow state

I find it really hard to concentrate, but when I get into a flow state, I can clear out my tasks faster than ever before. To get into a flow state, you can:

Do the hardest thing first to gain momentum

Set up an optimal environment with no distractions

silence your notifications

only have things you need for that particular study session

Tell your family and friends not to disturb you

put a glass of water besides you

listen to music that sets the optimal mood for you

( this one is particularly important. I see many people saying to listen to music with no lyrics , but I think you should listen to whatever gets you into the studying mood. For example, at night, I prefer to listen to rap and rock as they help me focus way more than lofi, which I listen to while studying in the day.)

3. Have clear goals

Here are some guiding questions:

What will make me feel happy if I finish it by the end of the study session? —> What do I need to do to finish it?

How long will it take to finish?

Specifically, what topics do I want to cover?

Specifically, what pages do I want to do?

What methods will I use to study this?

The end.

I hope this study tip helped you! Feel free to ask for specific tips 💗

Resources:

My favourite lofi’s:

I’m nearing the end of high school, and I thought it’d be useful to share a step-by-step guide on how I’ve studied for the past few years.

Some disclaimers/clarifications

This doesn’t completely apply to Math-heavy subjects; I’ll write something about that soon, though!

Don’t take everything here as #Gospel Truth. At most, these are suggestions. Compare my framework to yours, and see how you can stitch mine up to improve yours.

Some tips:

AVOID MAKING A STUDY TIMETABLE AHEAD OF TIME. I cannot stress this enough. Decide for yourself on the day which lessons you’re going to focus on. Your past self cannot predict how good your future comprehension will be of certain lessons. Only your present self will. Watch Ali Abdaal’s video for a far more articulate argument.

REREADING YOUR NOTES TO MEMORIZE IS INEFFICIENT. Test. Yourself. Make flashcards. Teach someone else your lessons. Make a brain dump. Challenge your brain to vomit out the lesson instead of passively ingesting your notes.

CLEAR NOTES > PRETTY NOTES.

The rest of the process is under the cut!

may 4, 2019// elated. im graduating saturday.

dec 2019// so ya’lll this has been in my drafts since May 2019 and it’s almost 2020 which is absolutely insane!!! anyways i finally graduated with a b.s. in biomedical sciences and I’m currently scribing and studying for the MCAT! planning to apply to med school in 2020 so big things are truly coming and I’m absolutely terrified and excited!! but anyways i just wanted to reach out on here and update ya’ll and also ask if studyblr was still a thing??? if soooo i can most definitely pull together some new content in 2020!!

Repeating the last pages before the big exam. I got myself an iced coffee aswell :) how are your studies going?

- ̗̀ 06082019  ̖́-

did some english annotations and reading because i have an exam tomorrow!!

alsoooo ya gal bought skullcandy airpods and they’re so Good i 100/100 recommend.