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Have you ever wondered how to study from home when we are all trying to work and lead a pandemic life within the home? Do you need concentration on this attempt? In this article, we give you advice or tips to help your studies bear fruit during this current context.
The exceptional situation we are experiencing has forced students at all levels of education to study at home. But let’s be honest, this is easier said than done: many times we cannot concentrate, we organize our time poorly or we cannot be consistent. For this reason, here are these tips to make it easier.
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- Get the right hours of sleep
According to a study, sleep affects performance and, of course, the effectiveness of the study. In this research, it indicated that greater sleep irregularity is associated with poorer grades and lower performance in cognitive, verbal, spatial, reasoning and number skills. Therefore, try to make a schedule that has as a strict condition enough hours of sleep (7 or 8 hours) so that performance and concentration in your studies are optimal.
- Choose a quiet and bright place to study
Noise is always a great distraction. For this reason, one of the main tips is that you choose a place in your house that is quiet and has optimal lighting. Also, the temperature is always an inconvenience when studying, so worry about keeping your study place heated in winter, and cool on hot days.
- Don’t study hungry
Before starting any homework or study material, the first thing you should do is eat what you need to satisfy your appetite. There is nothing more terrible than studying hungry, especially since you will lose the concentration that is so difficult to maintain. For this reason, it is recommended that you eat before studying or, if you are not so hungry, leave an emergency snack near you.
- Plan your study schedules
Having a specific schedule is very important for you to perform in your studies. Having a plan of the precise days and moments in which you are going to study will help you to concentrate in advance and to know the subjects you will learn.
- Keep everything you need close to you
Order is an essential topic when studying at home. In this sense, a relevant advice is to have a large table that gives you the freedom to have everything you need, be it books, notes, the computer, pencils, notes, or whatever you need.
- Shower before studying
This advice has nothing to do with your hygiene, but rather with avoiding stress, that is, improving your health. Bathing is proven to have a great influence on relaxing your muscles. In fact, experts agree on this. A publication on the Nueva Mujer site states that an optimal shower with hot water relaxes the muscles (29-40 ºC); later, continuing with a warmer temperature (24-29 ºC) manages to reactivate us; while finishing with jets of cold water activates circulation.
- Use a study method
Use these popular study guides when studying, but it will always depend on the qualities of each student. Here are some ways that can be very useful to get the most out of your studies:
Separate titles with colors, decorate the folders according to the theme and with colorful post-its next to the computer, or between the books.
Create summaries by dividing them into subjects or themes.
Invent your own way of making concept maps.
- Take a break
A very good advice when studying is to rest. But what would that be like? The idea is that the study periods you have are around 50 minutes, alternated with 10 of rest. In this way, you will avoid headaches, stress, fatigue and the typical symptoms of lack of concentration when studying.
- Do not impose a number of hours of study
The most important thing is that you study to the point of being able to explain the subject accurately and understandably, out loud and without having to look at the material. In this way, you can occupy 2 hours or up to 4. Everything will depend on your level of concentration.
- Avoid your cell phone and, above all, social networks
Leaving your cell phone in another place, silent or off, is one of the best options you have to focus on your home. In this way, neither a call nor a WhatsApp will bother you when studying at home. Another point is to avoid, for a moment, social networks like Facebook or Instagram. We know it costs, but entering these social networks can take away our concentration and lose our dedication to studying.
Complying with all the tips mentioned will help you reduce your study hours and focus more now that you must study at home with your family.
- Beware of the computer
It is clear that if you are going to study at home, the computer will be your main study tool, despite this, we recommend that you be very careful, since the temptations to enter social networks or surf the Internet can be much greater.
To avoid falling into this, as long as you can download the class and watch it without the Internet, you will avoid consulting other pages. If that is not possible, you will have to make a lot of effort to focus only on the classes, putting in hours to be able to do this type of consultation as a reward.
- Keep in touch with teachers and other students
The vast majority of online classes are accompanied by forums in which students and teachers can talk to answer questions.
In addition to helping you feel the support of the rest and not feeling alone, reading and participating in these types of forums and chats will help you improve your knowledge on the subject and obtain a more global vision. Surely there is a student who asks a question that you have and you do not dare to ask and if not, be the first and show initiative.
