Hi! This is Ray. Today I'm gonna tell you 3 ways to improve your study efficiency
Studying, exam, studying, exam, I believe that most of you have gone through this circle
Before entering college, all of us must need to study
We're not going to talk about if the studying-exam system is good
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Let's focus on "study". Now that we have to do it, how can we do it more efficiently?
Today I'm gonna tell you 3 study tips. All of them are supported by science studies
No one will check it anyway. It sounds more useful this way
The first tip. To set up your own study sessions that you can concentrate
The more you study doesn't mean the better. Our brains have attention span
It differs from person to person. Usually it is 30 minutes to 40 minutes
It's better to cut your time to the length that you can concentrate than study for a long time
Studying, rest, studying, rest. Your efficiency would improve this way
Because everyone has different study sessions, try and arrange your own one. There are no rules
Then I'm gonna study for 10 minutes and rest for 50, study for 10 and rest for 50
Okay. To avoid this problem we'd better set a rule for it: The rest time should not be longer than the study time
You might think like "Is it really necessary to rest?"
People say that "To rest is to prepare for more re..."
for a longer journey!
Except the saying "To rest is to prepare for a longer journey," resting time can also help us to make a good habit of studying
This is a typical "獎賞強化", positive reinforcement. To make a good habit through giving rewards
To achieve the point, the rest time also has to be well used. Properly schedule the things you like to do
I don't have to teach you this, right? You must know clearly what you like to do
But I have a method here, it can not only enhance your concentration but also fill your rest time
The technology today makes us all have a smartphone. When you're studying you may be distracted by various things
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Line messages, facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Dcard
many porn websites...
social! social websites! Many social websites
Even though they might be small things at the beginning, but one followed by another and another
Then you may end up wasting half of your 40-minute study time
I always do this. Whenever I need to focus on something, like writing a script of video
and if something distracting pops up, I'll write it down on my another note
Line messages, facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Dcard and many social websites
Writing them down bring me 2 benefits
One, you won't forget what you want to do. If they are important, you can handle them right after studying
If they are not that important, you can do them all at once in the rest time
Second, by taking note this way, you can gradually find out what distracts you most, and avoid it
This is the method I use, I can recommend it
It can enhance your concentration and help you finish all the routine tasks at once
Let's move to the second tip, find a study area
We have to admit that habit is a terrifying thing
For example, I scratch when I'm nervous
You know what I mean if you have watched my birthday video
Habits usually have opportunities to be made. When we are stimulated, we'll automatically do these behaviors that we are used to
It's the same when it comes to studying If you study at the place you are used to studying
That place is your study area. Your study efficiency will get better
On the other hand, if you study at the place you are used to vegging, sleeping, playing online games, zoning out, then apparently, your efficiency will reduce
So is it a good idea to study on your bed?
There's a study in America where they put a second desk in a college dorm, in front of the initial one
They ask students to only study at this new desk, and all the other things are not allowed
That is to say, they create a study area, "讀書區"
And the experiment show that the students with the second desks, a study area
got better academic scores than other students in the same situation throughout a school year
That's the power of habit. So if you need to concentrate, need to study, go and find your own study area can enhance you study efficiency
The last and the most important one, active learning
"The more active you are in your learning, the more effective you'll be," active learning is the best learning
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Active learning means don't be a nerd, that read you textbook line by line
One method of active learning is to ask yourself: "What I'm learning now?"
Asking this question to yourself can make you start to find more information actively
Next, understand and output what you have learned in your own way
which is,in English, "put them in your own words"
And test yourself when you finished your studying, arrange what you have learned
Another way, you can look for extra supplement different from your textbook on the Internet
With the well-developed Internet sources today, you can find interesting content easily
Moreover, teaching others what you have learned is also a very good way of active learning
"To teach is to learn", to teach others you will have to arrange your knowledge, then learn a lot through it
So, set up your study sessions, find a study area, and be more active on your study
These are the 3 ways to improve your study
It feels like there is still no one would practice all these methods
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