Study Methods

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​- distractions

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​- not understanding material

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​- lack of energy​, feeling down

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- feeling overwhelmed

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​- fear of failure/criticism

Identify the reason why YOU

are procrastinating

​​- distractions

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​- not understanding material

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​- lack of energy, feeling down

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​- feeling overwhelmed

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​- fear of failure/criticism

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​How would you treat a good friend of yours?

​Forgiveness

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​practicing mindfulness

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​taking time for yourself

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​saying no

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​extending kindness and understanding to oneself

​express your worries, fears

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​ask for help

(academically, emotionally)

​Apps like Headspace, Calm

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​Learn to accept and let things go

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​helps reduce anxiety

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​beneficial for most (not all!) people

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​BUT: toys like fidget spinners are distracting

​IPhone:

Settings > Screen Time

​Tap Turn On Screen Time

1. Tap Continue.

2. Select This is My [device]

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Android:

Settings > Tap Digital Wellbeing & parental controls

​Tap the chart.

1. Next to the app you want to limit, tap Set timer .

2. Choose how much time you can spend in that app. Then, tap

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​Sit in the common room with dorm parent during study hall

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​Have study sessions with your friends

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​Hold each other accountable!

• Boosts motivation

• Feel more accomplished in a​ short amount of time

• ​The brain needs breaks!

​1) Choose one task

​2) Set a timer for 25min

​3) Take a short break after the timer goes off (5min)

​4) Repeat

​5) After 4 Pomodoros take a longer break (15-30min) (Can be modified)

​The more active we are, the more we remember

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• ​Study groups

• Summarize, take notes of texts

• ​TikToks

• ​Concept Maps

Write down the  exact headings and record the main idea under them in you own words.

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Record the subordinate ideas in your own words.

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​Tipp: make it fun! Add memes, jokes, etc.

​Good notes can reduce 20 or 30 pages of text to 3 or 4 pages of notes, yet leave out nothing of importance.  

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Because the notes are mostly in your own words, they are familiar and easy to understand.  ​

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The organization of your notes into major and minor topics will help you anticipate exam questions. 

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​Each time we move from hearing music, to writing a text, or talking to someone, there is a stop/start process that goes on in the brain.

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​--> we just switch tasks quickly

1. Draw two horizontal lines on a piece of paper.

2. Now, have someone time you as you carry out the two tasks that follow:

• On the first line, write:

  • I am a great multitasker

• On the second line, write out the numbers 1-20 sequentially, like those below:

  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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How much time did it take to do the two tasks? Usually it’s about 20 seconds.

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Now, let’s multitask.

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Draw two more horizontal lines.

• write a letter on one line, and then a number on the line below, then the next letter in the sentence on the upper line, and so on.

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In other words, you write the letter "I" and then the number "1" and then the letter "a" and then the number "2" and so on, until you complete both lines.

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• ​Your time may be double or more compared to the first round

• ​You may have made some errors

• ​You may have been frustrated since you had to 'rethink' the letters/numbers

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That’s switch-tasking on something very simple, but that's exactly what happens when we attempt to do many things (often more complex) at the same time.

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