![]() Then go on to new material to round out your study sessions. If you can’t recall it, spend some time getting it down again. Start the next session by, once again, forcing yourself to recall what you’ve already studied. Once it goes off, start another study session. ![]() Take a five minute break, and do something interesting and rewarding. Important point do the review from memory! No looking back over the stuff quiz yourself. When the timer goes off, finish up the thought/idea you were studying and then do a quick review of what you just learned. Set it for thirty or forty minutes and study. I often just go to the google search bar and type in ’40 minute timer’ (try it now to see what happens), but you can use a watch, cell phone, sun dial, online stopwatch, whatever. That timer, when you use it right, can do several different things for you that will help end procrastination, and make your brain work better.Īnd, yes, the timer on your phone will work fine. The kind of timer you use is not nearly as important as how you use it. This method is deceptively simple, but don’t let that fool you. The basic technique is easy and it actually makes studying more interesting. So what’s the trick? How do you study less and remember more? How do you kill procrastination? I unpack it more in my book, Best Grades Ever!, but here’s the short and sweet version. But I learned a simple trick anyone can use to boost focus, increase recall, and prevent procrastination.īonus the trick actually requires less work and gives greater recall! One of my college roommates was the study ’til you drop type.Įither way is not ideal. I was the second type the procrastinator. Are you the study, study, study type? Or the type who thinks about studying, but has a hard time actually getting around to it?
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