Bog#7: "Moment Of Silence Please"

For a long time I had a problem with my study habits. I cant say with full confidence that I've perfected the technique but Ive improved drastically. I had the worst habit of waiting until the last minute to study for a quiz or test, and then have the nerve to act shocked when I received my scores. 

It was a mixture of laziness and distractions. At the time I allowed too many things to take away my attention from the task at hand. I'd have the t.v. on while the radio played my favorite tunes. With my head jamming to music and eyes wandering back and fourth from book to television, it was no wonder why I wasn't soaking up the information. I would read chapters of books and half way through not have a clue on what the last chapters were about. My attention was being divided and worse yet the studying got the least of my attention.

I was so used to that type of  environment, when I didnt have those elements around I couldnt study. I had to change the way I did things because obviously my system wasnt working. I began going to a place where not only was quiet a pleasantry, it was mandatory, the library. As painful as it was in the beginning I started to notice that the information I was reading was coming in a whole lot clearer. It started to make alot more sense without the chatter of the television or the melody from the stereo invading my ears. I began to actually enjoy learning and began to see it as a priveledge and a blessing rather then a daunting task.

I tried out different study guides and found the system that worked best for me. After a while my grades improved and my confidence grew. I once used to panic when presented with tests, but now that I'm aware of  how and where to study, panic is a thing of the past. Not only that, but life and everything around me has become a lot more interesting since I turned down the stereo and  shut the television off... 

 Learning new ways on how to study isn't always easy. Below is a link provided that may help you. Good Luck!


http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html