Some people believe that really successful students are just born that way. (1) However, the vast majority of successful students achieve their success by developing and applying effective study habits.
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Successful students typically space their work out over shorter periods of time and rarely try to crowd all of their studying into just one or two sessions. If you want to become a successful student, then you must have regular, yet shorter, study periods.
2 Plan when you’re going to study
Successful students schedule specific time throughout the week when they are going to complete their studying –and then they stick with their schedule. (3)
3 Study at the same time
Not only is it important that you plan when you’re going to study but also that you create a consistent daily study routine and stick with it. Thus, you’ll be mentally and emotionally more prepared for each study session and each study session will become more productive.
4 Have a specific goal in each study time.
(4) You need to know exactly what you need to accomplish during each study session. Before you start studying, set a study session goal that supports your overall academic goal.
5 Never delay your planned study session.
It’s very easy to put off your study session because of lack of interest in the subject, because you have other things you need to get done first or just because the assignment is hard. (5) If you delay your study session, your studying will become much less effective. Delay also leads to rushing, and rushing is the number one cause of errors.