<p>Anybody have some really bad habits while they study?</p>
<p>Mine is always feeling hungry and thus always having to eat when I study. I wanna try to break this habit, any ideas?</p>
<p>Go study somewhere where you have no access to food. If you feel like you’re starving, drink lots of water.</p>
<p>I fall asleep a lot. I get comfortable and sprawl out on my bed or my bedroom floor and it’s Zzzzzzzzz in a second. I’m more productive if I study or read at the library or between classes but I commute so I doubt I would ever make a trip to school just to go to the library but I’ve stayed later after class.
I also get caught up watching TV. I like background noise when I do homework but I definitely get caught up in it sometimes.</p>
<p>I’ve done both today, btw…and yesterday.</p>
<p>Eat before you study (a meal with lots of carbs). Don’t study hungry you won’t be able to fully concentrate. Don’t study in the same room you sleep or have a lot of electronics. </p>
<p>My bad habit is studying late afternoon or at night where I’m not really motivated to get anything done.</p>
<p>My worst habit is that 15 minutes of studying = credit for 1 hour of web surfing</p>
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At least you get a solid 15 minutes of study.</p>
<p>My mind tends to go off on a tangent after every other page of textbook I read, and I end up crying afterwards. It’s always because of the same thoughts. When I finish crying for a few minutes I keep reading, then cry again, etc.</p>
<p>Usually get a chapter done every day (~25 pages on average). Not a problem that I can really fix. Just gotta deal with it.</p>
<p>Ipod and computer. Both are HUGE distractions. But they can also be beneficial because ipod blocks out the noise when you need to study, while the computer can serve a valuable purpose as a resource (internet dictionary, internet in general to find information). I’m not going to lie, though, I get carried away on Facebook, CC, and IMDB often. I usually just go to the library because I know I will work if I am stuck somewhere I can’t make a lot of noise.</p>
<p>Studying on a couch or bed… Your bed is where you sleep/relax thus when you get on it your brain associates with that. I find that when I’m somewhat hungry I can concentrate better then with a full stomach. Personally, when I have a big assignment, I like to work for an hour and then take a break for 30 min. I’ll dedicate a whole Sat or Sun to this. Thus I’m not as under pressure to cram everything. STAY OFF facebook! and/or youtube (last semester I deleted my account before finals week). If you space out your studying enough, you shouldn’t haft to study for more then a total of 3 hours a day, 6 for BIG exams.</p>