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The topic-comment method: 

• Use keywords 
• Restructure 
• Integrate all information 
• Be as concise as possible 

How to make a summary? 

1. Read first, write later
2. Find your own logical structure 
3. Make use of visual cues 
4. Watch out with bullet points 
5. Keep your topic-comment summary clean and organised

Present pain for future gain! 

MAKING A LONG TERM PLAN: STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION  

STEP 1: WHAT TO DO? 

1. Collect all the literature 
2. Determine the number of pages 
3. Estimate the number of study hours (Most people underestimate how much time studying takes) 

STEP 2: EXAMS AND DEADLINES 

1. When are your exams and other deadlines? 
2. How many weeks do you have before those deadlines? 
3. Reserve a few days as buffer and for last revision 

STEP 3: DIVIDE STUDY LOAD 

1. Divide study material over the weeks to see how much you have to do per week 
2. Don’t forget to plan in buffer time 
3. Estimate how many hours a week you need 

STEP 4: CONSIDER OTHER COMMITMENTS 

1. Consider busy periods and deadlines other than study 
2. Don’t forget days off, holidays, field trips, etc. 
3. Move study tasks from busy weeks into quieter weeks 

STEP 5: CHECK IF IT IS DOABLE 

          Is it doable? 

• Yes: Great! 
• No: Better adjust now, than run behind… (If unsure: Give yourself the upcoming week to test) 

You are finished! 

Hello everyone! 

I’m taking an online course on FutureLearn: Improving Your Study Techniques. I highly recommend it. 

In this tag, I share a summary of the course. 

Let’s start with the summary of the first week: 

How to prepare for a study session? 

1. Organise your study environment
2. Decide how long you want to study
3. Decide what you want to work on 

You can use Forest App for study sessions. 

UsePomodoro Technique.

The ‘three-step’ model: 

1. Preview 
2. Study 
3. Revise 

Previewing means: 

1. Reading the back cover of the book, the preface, and table of content 
2. Find out the structure of the book 
3. Find out the structure of the chapter
4. Not reading or trying to understand all the material

questwithambition:

100 days of productivity- day 78 (05/10/21)

Today didn’t start off great - I was really tired after a bad night’s sleep - but it got better as the day went on. Booked my flights to see a friend abroad, went on a short walk, did a meditation session and had a mini nap, then I was right back at it, and ended up having a really productive end of afternoon / evening! So a reminder that you can restart your day at any point (also watch the Netflix meditation series by headspace).

bubble-gum-blr:

hannistudies:

36/100 days of productivity | 05.10.2021

study things I did today:

• prep Global identities seminar
• decide on unit 2 for 5th graders

highentropy-academia:

5 october 21

I reorganised my room and changed my desk a bit, I’m very happy with the result!

Now going back to work on python because I’m expanding the work I did last semester on galaxies and try to publish a paper

future-dr:

i wake when fall comes

frennisbooks:

school morning

majestudy:

9/24/21

good morning!

i thought i’d do some journaling this morning because i haven’t in a while ✍

glossyhobi:

themonth of september is spent finishing half-read books and trying to catch the brief midday sunshine

greyskystudies:

5/100 days of productivity ~ new york city public library [9/23/21]

caeruleuz:

how did people already start uni?? i still need to get my life together and finish setting up my journal

hoodacademic:

fri. sept. 24 // this week was a lot but worth it. I taught my first guest lecture on gov’t pr in my grad program on wednesday. it felt so full circle lecturing to an intro course while I’m at the tail end of the program. the prof I’ve known for way too long and we had a great chat afterwards about life, my growth, and my future PhD plans.

this morning I got the intro to my thesis approved by my advisor. def wrote it in 30 minutes before our meeting but he praised my writing style and gave great guidance for how in formulating my research questions.

studyffocation:

about to submit my first full length term paper and it’s the scariest thing ever- therefore im wasting time analysing poems instead.

riavidastudies:

Had a really tough week.

Reviewing for our quiz in gyne later. I really hope this goes well.

cactus-tries-to-study:

September 25, 2021

Eleanor Rigby [The Beatles]