Developing Reliable Study Habits For Finals Week

Nobody can be too old or advanced in school to start developing good study habits.

Whether in high school, beginning community college, or advancing toward a bachelor’s degree, there are many routines to practice in order to become a better student.

Develop Good Habits’ website states multiple systems in order to improve an individual’s studying. Many of these can be implemented immediately to start a person on the path to becoming a studying master. These tips can be found in detail at the graphic to the right.

Juanita Vann, a current GRC student, said “[When I have to study, what I do is] just drink coffee or red bull, put on a hoodie, and blast music alone in my room.”

Another GRC student who preferred not to give their name stated that in order to study, “I have to be somewhere that I can be comfortable. If where I am is comfortable, then I go on to look at whatever assignment or tests are due…[then I work on finishing] them.”

The methods that people use to study are varied, resulting in there being no wrong method. Anyone is free to study how they please. Any method can be effective as long as the student is productive. 

Even with the tips and tricks provided, some may struggle with studying. However, it is important to stay persistent. According to an article written by Maria Popova from Brain Picking’s website, “‘On average, across the participants who provided enough data, it took 66 days until a habit was formed.”

As long as a student sticks with their studying practice, it should feel more natural as time goes on.