Invest your time wisely, instead of spending your time. Think of each minute you spend as an investment. Make sure each task you commit yourself to fulfills one of your goals, like getting better grades.
Structure the way you spend your time carefully, and as far as possible, set a fixed amount of time for which you will work 100% on each task. Develop effective college study habits by changing the way you view productivity: productive work is always work accomplished within a known amount of time. Never allow tasks to drag on indefinitely!
Beware of Parkinson’s Law, which states that tasks assigned will inevitably stretch themselves out to fill the time allocated. If you give yourself one hour, you will accomplish most of the task satisfactorily in one hour. If you give yourself one day, you will accomplish the task in one day – with only marginally better results. If you give yourself an indefinite amount of time, you will procrastinate to the extent that your task seems to take forever to complete.
If you are looking for a list of good study habits then you came to the right place.
Make a list of all the bad study habits you can think of that keep you from performing better at school such as skipping class, not taking notes, procrastinating, cramming, etc… And then right beside the bad habits write the good study habits that counter act on the bad ones, such as attending every class, taking notes, working on your homework and projects every day, and studying ahead of time for your next test.
Go To Class:Always attend class. You don’t know what you will miss from your next lesson if you are not present in class. Attending class could save you from missing out on a “surprise” test or clues to your mid-term exam.
Talk To Your Professors: Professors are not that bad. In fact, they could help you pass the subject if you talk to them and explain what are the areas on which you are having trouble.
Do Your Homework: Doing your homework! Try completing your homework at the school library or before getting home.
Involve Yourself In Activities: Activities like sports & arts will get your mind out of the books. Always try to make school fun.
No Cramming:Trying to get the most of any subject into your brain right before of a test is not going to work. Instead try to study just a couple of hours a day and when you are rested.
Read Before Class: Reading today’s lesson before each of your classes gives you an unfair advantage over the other students. The information will be fresh in your brain and you will be able to understand better what is going on in class.
Prioritize Your Tasks: Remember the example I gave you above with the students with good and bad study habits? The student with good study habits prioritized what was most important and started working on the project way before it was due.
Join Study Groups: There are many ways of getting most of your studies: one of them is joining study groups. These study groups are super beneficial to get most of your questions answered.
Beat Procrastination: Procrastination is a major issue for students, but once you get passed it you will be more productive.
Clutter Free Study Space: Always make sure to study in an area that is free of other books, papers, and distractions. Clean up your table and make sure you only have what you need to work on in front of you. Nothing else!
Prepare For Tests: If a test is coming up in two weeks then start reading your material early. Read pages daily, then when test time comes you will be prepared.
Know Your Schedule: Be aware of what’s coming up next: classes, tests, exams, projects, etc. Make a calendar for all of your projects, this will keep you on track.
