Study tips and Productivity

There's no simple explanation of whether social media good or bad for you because it's such a pervasive influence on modern life, it has so many negative and positive impacts. But why social media is so addictive?  It is assessed that 210 million people worldwide suffer from internet and social media addiction. Psychologists estimate that as many as 5 to 10% of Americans meet the indications of social media addiction. In the case of students, male students are more addicted to social media than female students. But in 2020, so many of us trapped inside, helpless to meet friends in person and thereafter utilizing social media out of boredom and a wish to connect, our usage habits have gotten even miserable, depressing and desperate. In response to studies correlating social media usage to increased rates of mental health issues like anxiety and depression. But addiction is nothing new.  What are the Causes of social media addiction? Lack of friends/loneliness  The social n...

How many hours you should study for a day? How many hours a student should study? First of all, I don't find it's healthy to study with a predetermined limited time each day. Rather you should develop the utmost and minimum hours for study per day because you will have freedom with that schedule. It's not just a matter of how long you study, it's about how effectively you study. Two important things to be mentioned here 1. Be Consistent and 2. Be productive. Be consistent   If you want to build up the habit of consistency during studying then you should start with at least 2 hours per day. Day by day you can increase the time. Consistency helps students to not be pressurised before an exam. If you can make your mind to read every day for some hours like if one revision of your lectures will help you to a large extent to be confident before any regular exam. Tension, anxiety, nervousness are the reason for forgetting lessons soon. That's why when we read something ...

Notes are a method used to simplify understanding, memorization and more productive future learning. But Taking good notes, whether from the classroom or your textbooks is a mess.  To take effective notes you need to be smart with your method, adjusting based on different variables such as the topic you are learning, your educator and on a few other elements. Taking notes by listening to your lectures improves comprehension and retention of more information regardless of whether you review these notes. Again reviewing those notes helps your brain to go with a rehearsal for long term memory. Write down Keywords :  You can't write everything that your teachers saying most of the time. It's dependent on your handwriting speed if you are taking notes by hand, typing speed, listening power. When you are slow at taking notes than it's the most effective way of taking notes and you won't miss any important topics from your lectures. Stop Transcribing :  Transcription is the sy...

We all do struggle with procrastination but procrastination is nothing new. Living in a world full of distractions, it's difficult for us to stop procrastination. Procrastination means postponing your work. Its also keep you away from your work. Most importantly, we should realize procrastination not only as the putting off of work until tomorrow, but also undertaking other, less important tasks as a means of putting off the more significant ones. Procrastination rarely includes doing zero work, but it does include doing the improper thing for that period. You want to complete your work but for some reason, you are wasting your time like if checking social media or gossiping. Psychologically it resists you to do work, maybe you are scared of completing that work then there's a fear of downfall. Sometimes we waste our time for unknown purposes. You know the work is essential, you want to be serious But psychologically you are being opposed to doing the work. How to overcome pro...

When we are living in a world full of distractions and dependent on technology, then it's tough to stay focused but not impossible. It's all about our determination and eagerness . If there are tons of ways to get distracted, there are millions of strategies to be focused too. It's up to us what we prioritize the most. There's a saying, everything has it's bad and good aspects. There are no bigger media like technology for learning but this is also the major reason for wasting time.  So here I am going to share some tips that helped me to be focused while studying. These are some simple tips but implementation is noteworthy. We will not discuss 20 tips thoroughly, we will discuss it through 4 groups : 1.How to set a goal 2.Requirements for a productive study place 3.How to manage time and time management tips 4. How to use technology while studying. Let's get started. How to set a goal Take a deep breath, Think and set up a Smart goa l. And be smart t...