study habits

habits can be formed purposely by anyone, so it's crucial to create the right ones. study habits, i guess, depends on our body rhythm. once we know when our mind is more active or absorptive, we can tune in our study schedule with that time of the day/night. i think it is most effective to study at early dawn, just get thru that difficult wake-up moment and everything would be good. your mind is fresh for inputs/memorization and normally that's the most quiet time so there'd be no distraction. it's even healthier to go to bed early and wake up early than stay up late at night studying coz at the end of the day, your body is already exhausted for the day's activity. one more study habit that's effective is, study your lessons daily. this will avoid cramming during periodic exams and it's even an edge for suprise quizzes :)

i usually study during the day with frequent breaks in between. in college i get a lot of free time. so when me and my friends get tired of hanging around, we just brush up our notes and so, most of my college work is finished at college itself. what is left is the project work and assignments, which i usually do during the weekends or in the afternoon. neither can i study till late at night and nor can i get up early in the morning, so i guess the easiest thing is to study during the day!

Well, don't ever forget sleep. The only way you can absorb the lessons and perform well in exams is when your brain is functioning at an optimum level. Give it ample rest. When I was a student I would simply pay attention during the class - the lectures and reportings. By the time I got home I would be so tired, all I would do is sleep. I rarely got the chance to open my books. It must be an effective strategy, because I graduated with honors!

You are right each of us has our own habbits. I hava leant that you will concentrate more and have better results, when you will sit at the table, not being in the bet or in the couch , because you will concetrate as much. Also flame, make me more concetrating, so I woudl light up the candle. It is good to take some breaks and relax for a little bit and then repeat the thing you are learning.

Yes, I totally agree with you. When I was studying at school I have to work hard. I always did a lot of homework eveyday. So I usually did not stop studying until midnight. Studying is a hard mission to most of us but if you want to earn great grades you must study hard. I will graduate from university next year but I will always remember the sentence that practice makes perfect.

learn in group, so you can share your difficulty and solve it together

But the repeatedly practise certainly not equal to the machinery the repetition. You need to enhance the efficiency and the success ratio which repeaterly practise,otherwise that is really not a good habit.

personally I use index cards and write everything down right after a lecture. Then a week before the exam I review all notes on the index and studey from them just like you very early in the morning. For some reason you brain retains information very differently so early in the morning. Then I take as many practice test as possible and hope for luck!!

I feel that the best time to study is at a regular time, whether its at dawn like Mr. Jongsky said, or at a unusual time like midnight. Either way, I vary my study times depending on how I feel that particular day. My study habits usually include a soft melody of classical music in the background with a calm and well lit place. I study for 30 minute intervals and often take breaks for 5-10 minutes in between those 30 minute intervals.