Proud.

Every person has a different way of studying. I realized that as the years come, my studying habits have changed tremendously. I used to love studying around 12am and pulling an all-nighter. For some reason, all my creativity came during the night, and my writing skills were surprisingly better! Nowadays, I prefer studying at home during the early mornings. I feel like the best time to study is right after I wake up. The most important thing though is to get rid of all distractions. The old me used to love studying with the tv on, music blasting in the background, blackberry interrupting my thoughts every few minutes. The new me however is different; I prefer to switch off everything except my laptop (for study purposes obviously), sit in a quiet bright room where I can hear my thoughts and lastly, reward myself. I am a HUGE fan of to-do lists, simply said: my life is a to-do list. I usually start off by listing what I have to do, this helps me estimate the amount of time I need and amount of energy I should put into my work. Then, I break down what I have to do and reward myself after each task is completed for example:


1.research articles online
2. read books
3. start writing
4. do bibliography


Usually, I would do number 1 and 2, then I would give myself a break. During this break I'd check my facebook account, maybe go online and chat with a few friends, check my messages etc. because I am so used to doing these things on a regular basis, I would not be able to concentrate if I had to work for say six hours straight without doing those things. Therefore, this break helps relaxes me and gives me time to think about something besides school for a minute. I then go back to working without having to think about a hungry stomach or unchecked messages.


Today, I woke up early and decided that I had to force myself to really understand my topic. I have a presentation tomorrow with my tutorial group, therefore, it is very important that I get all my information organized. I worked for four hours straight and accomplished a lot of stuff! I’m actually starting to understand the topic more myself. I'm a bit behind on the reading, so for tomorrow’s to-do list I have promised to dedicate some library time to not only check out books but print out journals, and articles on my topic.



Nervous about tomorrow’s presentation.


Got to get back to work!


Ciao,
xoxo