Staying Organized and Efficient as a Student
As a college student, you have to deal with a lot of stuff. You have a lot to balance, that's why it’s important to stay organized. Aside from this, being organized can help you lower your stress levels, save time, and have a clutter-free environment both in your physical environment and inside of your head.
Make going to college easier by knowing these organization tricks I prepared for you!
Create a weekly to-do list that includes deadlines for each item on the list.
So, Among the tasks that must be completed are readings, homework, activities and important topics to study for exams and quizzes. Make preparations on the weekend in expectation of the activities scheduled for the following week. A better understanding of how much work remains will enable you to set priority areas for the activities that are the most important at this point in time. Doing this enables you to visualize which can help you stay motivated and focused.
However, creating a weekly to-do-list can’t help you at all if you do not stick to the scheduled task. If you do not stick to it, you will procrastinate. And procrastination brings nothing but stress, making you an inefficient one. So, It will always boil down to your behavior and discipline as a student.
Taking down notes
A note should include all of the major points of a certain topic. It should be organized logically and accordingly in order to be effective and concise. Note-taking would be just as essential as thorough revision because we wouldn't have to revisit the entire chapter. When information is written down, it is more likely to be retained.
The Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique is the breaking down the total duration of time it will take to complete a task into manageable time. For instance, you have a 2-hour study session scheduled. Divide it into two equal parts. After every hour, you'll reward yourself a break for 15 minutes. You can do whatever you want to do during this time. After which, you will continue your study session. Utilizing this technique can improve your abillity to concentrate but also let’s you take a necessary study break!
Creating your own exam questions
Creating and answering your own exam questions is a helpful strategy for tests and examinations. It will help you gain confidence and practice answering questions on the real thing.
Making use of flashcards
It is possible to check our understanding of a subject by using flash cards. A simple method for creating flashcards is to cut equal-sized pieces of paper and write the name of a difficult topic on each of the pieces of paper. After you've finished studying, try to explain the topic covered by the flash cards to yourself. As a result, you'll have a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
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Very good these techniques friends, it is also important among all that to put you some complex tasks and some easy ones. The easy ones you will do as soon as possible and the complex ones will need more concentration and more time, but the more complex tasks you do the better you will feel because you will feel that you are moving forward.
Recently I have made an article about my March goals, some of them are complex and others are simple, so I don't feel bad or sad if I don't accomplish the complex goals I will have accomplished the simple ones.
So the techniques you describe not only help students, but anyone else who wants to plan their day and don't know how, so you have had a good article.