Study Patterns

Take regular breaks from studying. Few people can concentrate for hours at a stretch and if you spend weeks doing nothing but eating, sleeping and studying you will be likely not only to feel miserable but also to increase your level of stress which may well make it harder to sleep and concentrate.

 

If you are having a problem concentrating, don’t make yourself sit at the desk for hours while your mind is wandering elsewhere. Instead, when you notice that you are distracted, get up and take a break. If this happens repeatedly, try studying in very short bursts of time, bringing down the time you set until it is manageable, for example, 15 minutes at a time and then building it up again slowly.

 

 

Fifteen minutes studying when you can concentrate is better than 3 hours of staring into space and feeling guilty or anxious.

 

Page Created: 17th Apr, 2008
Last Updated: 5:16pm on 17th Apr, 2008 by Tom Scott