Hello! It's been a while since my last post hasn't it?
For you guys who has been following my posts probably know by now that I was having my exam week which ended yesterday! Yeay!
But I still won't post much because I still have my national examination on April! So I need to study as always #studentlife. Well I must say that I study super hard for my school exam because I pretty much failed the previous exam (It is the final semester exam week which ended five days before the actual school examination started LOL).
Guys listen up, I always think that multiple choice test and exams (which is the type that I get for my finals and exam) are stupid because we actually know more beyond our answers BUT I also think that this is not an excuse when you have a bad score. So I actually reflect on how I study when I had my semester finals and I concluded that I'm not motivated enough. I didn't try hard and give my best. I know it is hard to give your best while studying something you hate or studying in general, but I think from now on we all should get motivated because you know what? at the end you will be much happier compared to the time when you failed your test.
Studying hard doesn't mean studying 24/7 but more like giving more time for studying than spending our time with our gadgets. So I just wanted to give you some study tricks that I used in my exam weeks
✿ Love what you are studying
I think before
we study, we should love them first. I know it is really hard to love
math, physics, etc but if you enjoy what you are doing you'll study much
faster. I know this because when I study my favorite subjects, I tend to finish
it faster because I enjoy them so never hate and at least try to like them
first before you study.
✿ Change your mindset
You got to
change your mindset! don't put something negative in your head about studying
that subject you absolutely loathe. if it is too hard to love them as I said
before, well think of it this way : the faster you started the faster you'll be
finished.
✿ Enjoy it
Why stress when
you can enjoy your time studying? There are so many ways to enjoy your time
studying. Some people like having snack, playing music or just simply have a
cup of starbucks. Every body have their own ways so do you! but if you like
snacking, I suggest choosing a healthier snack. I mean you don't want to gain
weight just because of studying right?
✿ Have breaks
Having breaks
can change your study life. Seriously. A break doesn't have to be that long and
I suggest not too long. I usually take a 15 minute break every two hours of
studying. But when I have to study something like civics education which needs
you to memorize, I take breaks per section or pages. I found it easier to
memorize per 20 pages rather than 100 pages all at once. I used to spend my
time watching youtube videos which is hard to stop so recently I spent them by
making myself a snack, eat a snack, water my plants, or feeding my pets. But
again, do what works for you if you like watching youtube videos try to limit
yourself.
✿ Have enough rest
I must admit
that sometimes I stayed up late to study and I know that some of my friends are
turning nocturnal and having the worst dark circles. It is very hard not to but
actually you can try to start earlier so you can have more time for your rest.
I don't know but staying up late is not good for your health and your
concentration while doing your test. I have experienced it and it made me sick
on time. So don't push yourself too hard, your body have their own limit.
Finally I just wanted to say that every body is different so the tricks I used may not suits everyone and I know some of you do better studying at night but you must remember to enjoy yourself and stay healthy! Good luck J