Useful tips for study motivation
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Finding it hard to get study motivation? Have a big test coming up but just not motivated to study? Fallen back on your classes but still not able to get yourself to pick up the books?
Well you're not the only one feeling this way. Whether you are currently a student studying in school or an adult picking up new knowledge, all of us have experienced lack of motivation to study. This is especially so when the subject you're studying interests you as much as watching paint dry!
Fortunately, with will power, determination and some simple tips & techniques, anyone can turn that dislike into motivation for studying. Use the tips below for increase your study motivation.
1. Schedule time to study. Make sure that you schedule time to study. Don't get into the habit of just studying only 'when you feel like it'. Set your study schedule beforehand and make sure that you stick to it. Revolve all other activities around that schedule. Take your study time seriously and make it almost sacred. Nothing should interfere with it.
2. Get started with the 5 minute principle. The most difficult part in studying is getting started. The beginning is the toughest challenge. However, once you have got some momentum, things start to get easier and easier.
To help yourself get started, this is what you can do, whenever you're not motivated to start studying, just plan to study for 5 minutes. That's it, just 5 minutes. Tell yourself that you'll be studying seriously for 5 minutes then you'll stop.
When you do this, what happens is that after studying seriously and intensely for those 5 minutes, your studying momentum would have already gained some serious traction. By that time you will want to continue studying and not feel like stopping.
3. Stop/start at the fun part. When having to stop for breaks, meals or other activities, plan to stop when you're at a fun part of the subject. The parts that are more interesting and enjoyable to you. This way, when you continue to study later, it'll be much easier to get started because you'll be starting at the fun parts.
4. Remove distractions from your surroundings. When you got the TV, phone, computer, bed, magazines etc nearby, you'll be easily tempted to throw your books aside. Try to remove as many distractions away from you as possible. When the remote is right next to you, you're more likely to pick it up. Same with your phone, laptop etc. But if you have to walk all the way across to another part of the house to watch TV chances are you'll be less likely to do it.
5. Set study goals. People will naturally be more motivated whenever there is a target to aim at. If you set study goals, you will be determined rise up to the challenge and push yourself to reach those goals. The satisfaction that you get from meeting those study goals will drive you to want to study even more and set even higher goals.
Well you're not the only one feeling this way. Whether you are currently a student studying in school or an adult picking up new knowledge, all of us have experienced lack of motivation to study. This is especially so when the subject you're studying interests you as much as watching paint dry!
Fortunately, with will power, determination and some simple tips & techniques, anyone can turn that dislike into motivation for studying. Use the tips below for increase your study motivation.
1. Schedule time to study. Make sure that you schedule time to study. Don't get into the habit of just studying only 'when you feel like it'. Set your study schedule beforehand and make sure that you stick to it. Revolve all other activities around that schedule. Take your study time seriously and make it almost sacred. Nothing should interfere with it.
2. Get started with the 5 minute principle. The most difficult part in studying is getting started. The beginning is the toughest challenge. However, once you have got some momentum, things start to get easier and easier.
To help yourself get started, this is what you can do, whenever you're not motivated to start studying, just plan to study for 5 minutes. That's it, just 5 minutes. Tell yourself that you'll be studying seriously for 5 minutes then you'll stop.
When you do this, what happens is that after studying seriously and intensely for those 5 minutes, your studying momentum would have already gained some serious traction. By that time you will want to continue studying and not feel like stopping.
3. Stop/start at the fun part. When having to stop for breaks, meals or other activities, plan to stop when you're at a fun part of the subject. The parts that are more interesting and enjoyable to you. This way, when you continue to study later, it'll be much easier to get started because you'll be starting at the fun parts.
4. Remove distractions from your surroundings. When you got the TV, phone, computer, bed, magazines etc nearby, you'll be easily tempted to throw your books aside. Try to remove as many distractions away from you as possible. When the remote is right next to you, you're more likely to pick it up. Same with your phone, laptop etc. But if you have to walk all the way across to another part of the house to watch TV chances are you'll be less likely to do it.
5. Set study goals. People will naturally be more motivated whenever there is a target to aim at. If you set study goals, you will be determined rise up to the challenge and push yourself to reach those goals. The satisfaction that you get from meeting those study goals will drive you to want to study even more and set even higher goals.
About the Author:
Looking to improve yourself? Author Ethan Beh is a business consultant and self improvement enthusiast. He has spent many years indulging in various self improvement techniques including NLP, affirmations and study motivation.
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