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Study motivation or scheduling for study
I am from india. I am a student preparing for competitive exam and i study but most of time i don't have motivation and i waste my time.
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I think the best way to motivate oneself while in education is to put the thing into perspective. Nothing is guaranteed in life, however it is fair to say that your academic achievements are likely to have a big influence on your future career. Agreed? So now think of the amount of time your entire period of academic studies occupies in relation to the rest of your working life? It isn't that much in comparison, is it? Hardly any time at all in fact. So we could say that a relatively brief period of focus, commitment and effort right now will bring big benefits, and over a much longer period too? Top careers pay bigger salaries. Bigger salaries mean a better standard of living. And more fun. Purely because we can bankroll it. Now that's a good enough reason to go all-in right now, isn't it? No messing. No compromise. Grab yourself those grades and get yourself a big piece of the pie! Fundamentally, we are talking about the concept of 'delayed gratification'. Some people process this concept better than others. Young children very rarely manage it, in fact. It's something we learn to do. Scheduling becomes easier when we accept that this is indeed going to occupy a good deal of your time. Commitment becomes easier when we acknowledge that we need to commit resources to this in order to get results. Distractions decrease when we have got our eyes on a bigger prize. OK. Life isn't always the proverbial 'level playing field'. And in some aspects, at some times, we can play a perfect game and still lose. But in education, that playing field really is level. The more you put in, the more you'll get out. Guaranteed! It's not a contest at all. Your grade A doesn't come at the expense of your colleague's grade C. You could both get grade A's, couldn't you? So get down to it. Stay focused, keep your eyes on the prize, look at the bigger picture.
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Hello, thank you for your question.
Studying is hard, especially when it comes to exams. Everyone studies differently but I find that people I have spoken to find it best when they schedule time to study and take phones, tablets etc out of the equation. Maybe turning off notifications would help if you need your devices for studying and potentially looking at having one device without social media or anything other than study apps on it. This way you can leave all other devices out of the equation and stick with studying. Keep distracting objects away from your study space if you have one, if not, try to create one, whether it be at a desk, on your sofa etc.
I hope this helps.
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The problem may be that you are trying to cram too much into your brain at once. What you need to do is take the subject let's say it's a final exam for science class. If it it encompasses everything break it all down into units.
Spend the evening focuses on two or so areas and study each unit for 15-20 mins each then take a break for 15 minutes and go back to it for another 15-20 until you feel confident you are able to remember the content. Studying in increments rather than non stop for several hours makes it easier and you'll retain it more. Spend one day on X and then another on Y and it will come a lot easier.
If you break studying up like that you definetly won't waste your time. You could make it even easier not to by forming a study group with classmates or create your own. That may help you focus more.
The next question you need to ask yourself is what is my ultimate goal? Yes, the immediate one is to pass but why do you want to pass it? Is it a step towards a potential career or diploma? Do you need it to graduate? If you can come up with some kind of reward in your mind to atttain by passing than that could drive you and boost motivation.
Another study tactic is to find someone be it a friend or family member and tell them the part you just studied and tried to remember and have them ask you mock questions about it so you'll see where you are in terms of retention.
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I won't bother going in to why it is important to study, get good grades and graduate because I believe you already know that and that is not enough to motivate you. In most things where we mentally fight ourselves and do the very thing we know we shouldn't, theres a good chance our two minds are fighting each other. This would be your awake or conscious mind and your subconscious mind. The subconscious mind though intelligent enough acts more child like and thinks that way too often. So you need to ask your SM (subconscious mind) why it doesn't want to study. Make a deal with it. Find out something it would like and you will do it but after the exams are over. When your subconscious is no longer fighting you, it should be much easier. You speak to your SM in your mind or you can out loud if alone and no one can hear and think you are crazy. I knew I had to go to the dentist but put it off being scared. It was my SN who was really scared so I treated it as I would a little child with "No reason to be scared yet, we are not at the dentists office yet and so on and it worked for me. The SM also believes that what you focus your thoughts on the most, even if it is something bad, is something that you really want. And its true, you may want to be out riding a bike instead of studying but you need to tell your SM that you want both but it can only happen in a certain order with the studying going first and then the reward of doing your hobby or favorite pastime. Hope this helps
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