Why is it so hard to study?! Studying hacks! ;)

One of the thing we all might hate, or say, dislike is studying :D ! No matter at which grade we are in and how much an exam is important for our life, we just dislike studying, we don't like the idea of spending our precious time doing this thing sacrificing our time which we think could have been utilized for something we love, say watching movies or sports!

But why do we really dislike doing this activity of studying? From what I have read and understood, I think this might have a great connection with what we are as a biological organism.

For example, if you see around in the environment, do you think you will notice any other animals other than human beings "studying" ?! No! This activity is only performed by us, and hence, when we, an intelligent "animal" performs this unusual stuff, it makes sense that we will find it hard to do, than to say, doing physical works.

Our ancestors used to hunt food, hence doing physical works is like in our genes, as a form of inheritance. Hence, we find carrying a load from one place to another much easier than spending an hour with a book of physics in idle time.

Studying though, is important, it defines our career, in it we find education, it shows us a way to live better and improve ourselves. Some study hacks you might already have heard about and some from my experience, I share ;

• Keep the phone away! : Okay, many of us when studying keep our phones really close, and our mind is all on it, we just can't resist when we hear the sound of a notification and this is nothing but simply wasting time in name of studying. Keeping the phone off or away while studying helps us to not only focus on what we are studying but helps us to retain the gained knowledge for the entire study session as well as help us to remember for much longer period!

• No music, okay, many might have tried playing a soothing music while studying and it does help to focus more, but in the long run, I think, we need to habituate ourselves to focus on studying independent of a soothing music, because our brain is always looking for distraction, if it remains idle or if we feel bored, our brain starts to sing along that soothing song while studying making our focus go away!

• Try to study from a computer screen; okay, if you are habituated to looking at the computer screen for long periods of time, why not download the books and then start studying from the computer screen?! It will help to focus more and make you study more in less number of hours!

• Take good breaks, say 5-10 mins after studying every 30-40 mins and in that break think not about studying at all, rather in that break think about everything that was coming in your mind as distractions while you were studying. Drink water a lots during this break to stay hydrated and energized!

• Exercise a lot daily, for to study and focus more, one needs health in terms of both physical and mental, so keeping body healthy by eating good foods and following an nice diet and exercise daily to stay fit helps a lot!

These are some points I have observed from my experiences that helps to study, do let me know your thoughts and how you study and how you concentrate more! Everyone is unique and hence not every strategy will work for everyone, one needs to find their own solutions sometimes!