my top 10 tips for getting out of a studying slump
start off with a topic that doesn't feel like studying to you, even if it isn't necessarily relevant to what you need to study. learning about something you are passionate about can help get you warmed up and motivated! (i like to warm up with potentially pointless, but nonetheless fun, vocabulary words, like pulchritudinous😋)
pick a studying location where you know you will be productive, and set the atmosphere. turn off any distracting devices, find a comfortable enough place to sit that you will not feel lazy in, alter the lighting to suit your needs if possible, using lamps / candles / natural light, and play music or ambient background sounds if either of those help.
prepare a list of what you want to study and organize it by importance. try to hit all of the most important subjects without burning yourself out. if you are reaaally stuck in the slump, simply start with whatever feels easiest or least draining, and you can work up to the hard stuff later!
set up a rewards system based on your productivity! you can reward yourself with self care, purchases, etc. and base the system on your number of pages of notes taken, how many pages you've read from your textbooks, hours studied, or any other unit to measure your studying☺️ give yourself a gold star for every subject you tackle if that helps you!⭐
use the note-taking or studying methods that work for YOU, not whatever the internet says is best or most popular. i, for example, cannot standddd pomodoro technique and feel like i'm going insane if there is a timer keeping track of my time / productivity, so i don't use it. trying to force myself to use pomodoro literally makes me want to burn all of my notebooks. do what works for you!
get yourself a favorite drink or snack! i love to have a snack and some coffee prepared so i have plenty of energy + fuel for my brain! preferably some carbs as they are necessary for your brain to function🥨🍌
start with a review of what you already know! i like to go over what information i am already familiar with because it makes me feel less like i am falling behind, and is a bit of an ego boost when i realize how much i already have learned.
figure out what your motivating factors are. something that really helped me was to get a more clear-cut idea of what i wanted to do with my future, so i had something specific to work towards. if you aren't ready to take that step yet, you can pick smaller goals, like making family proud, growing as a person / being more intelligent, achieving a certain gpa, etc.
limit device usage during your breaks!!! it is so, so easy to say you are just going to check your notifications on social media while you take a quick studying break, only to realize you are 3000 videos deep into instagram reels with no escape in sight. don't give in!!!
make sure you are taking good care of yourself outside of your studying🌞 not sleeping and taking poor care of yourself, amongst other factors, will definitely make you feel a lot worse and make it harder to focus when you need to get things done. you can even pick something cute to wear while you study and imagine you are in a movie, completing highly important tasks for whatever purpose. again, give your studying meaning!! even if you have to make it up! self care is very crucial to self confidence, which I'd argue ties directly into your ability to find motivation and believe in yourself, as cheesy as it may sound.
hopefully some of those were able to help you!! i believe in you, if no one has told you that today, and i know you can achieve great things! lmk any tips you would also like to share!!💗🫂
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