3 ways to create healthy homework and study habits
Developing good habits can be a challenging and ongoing task, but the hard work is well worth it. Setting guidelines and boundaries to create good routines will save you from frustration down the road. The secret to building good habits, I’m sure you’ve already guessed, is repetition. Sticking to a routine can put an end to bad habits and help us to develop good habits that are in line with our goals and potential. Through repetition, we can slowly replace our bad habits with good ones. No matter if you’re a college or university student pushing through your final semester, or if you’re the parent of a fourth grader who is struggling to prepare for weekly spelling tests - we have some tricks
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Are you a morning person or a night owl? Create a block of time in your schedule that not only fits your class schedule, but your energy level, too.
2) Set electronic reminders:
Your on-the-go lifestyle may be better suited to an online calendar. Include important dates from all of your engagements in the calendar so you have one streamlined schedule of dates. Check your course syllabus to see if you can sync the schedule with the calendar on your phone, and set reminders for 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month before any upcoming deadlines.
3) Simulate your study environment:
The irregularity in your class schedule and the amount of time you spend on campus probably makes it difficult to study consistently at the same time and place. Thankfully, there are ways you can foster a similar study environment. If you always study in a no-noise zone, head to the silent floor of the library or to a quiet corner in a coffee shop. If you work best to music, always keep a set of headphones with you when you leave the house. If you can, try to keep your study intervals to the same length as you would if you were in your designated homework