“It’s not
that we cannot know as much as we want, its only that, at times we lack the
knowledge of how well we can treat and use our memory so for it to assimilate
effectively, remember there is no law that says when you were thought you can
never know” A.K Peter
If you are in high school or college,
you know that you will not get the best grades if you have bad study
habits. Unless you are a naturally
gifted student, it takes some effort to get the grade point average you need to
continue in your academic career. Even
if you are gifted, bad habits can hurt your scores. In fact these habit are not easily
controllable some times, because it also include emotional things, but above
all, “a known enemy can do but no evil, when it is known” what will really help
is knowing them so as to know how to deal with them accordingly.
· Of course, the worst of the bad
habits of studying is not studying at all.
Some people plan to go through school without cracking open a book. It is rare for this to be an adequate
response to academia. Most people need
to study.
· Some people do not go to class. This is another bad habit. The teacher or professor may give you
information that if not in any of the literature. To get it, it is best to go to class. You might be able to get it second hand from
someone who did go to class, but there is nothing like hearing it for yourself.
Sometimes
students go to class, but they go unprepared.
Some do not buy the proper literature or lab materials. They try to get by with sharing or looking on
others' work. This is a bad habit, as
they will not get the personal experience that they would with their own
literature and materials. Just like the
saying goes that ‘he who fail to plan has plan to fail’, a successful studying
should be proceeded by adequate planning of things to study, for a successful
studying to take place physical readiness should be equal with psychological
preparedness. Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? (Amos
3:3)NKJV. The magic lies in the agreement of
body and the mind.
· You can buy the right literature and
lab materials, but if you do not have the right equipment and supplies. You will suffer if you do not have the right
supplies to go along with it. If you
make it a habit to show up without paper, pen, pencil, or even a laptop
computer if needed, you will not be able to do your work.
· There are certain physical bad habits
that make studying harder. Studying
without eating is like trying to drive a car without fuel-it does not work very
well. Studying without sleep is
unproductive. Studying with a hangover
is very distracting. So eat well, sleep
moderately and make sure you strike the balance in all things you do
· Many students will go to class to be
entertained. This seems almost
reasonable because many professors have great senses of humor. However serious learning should be taking place
as well. If you find yourself not taking
notes, you will know you are slipping into bad habits. If you get to class and you have not read the
assignment, you will be ill prepared. You
need to know that things you jot down will help you to remember all that is
been thought on the particular topic.
· Cramming for tests is a time honored
tradition. Yet, if you want to retain
the material beyond the end of the semester, it is a bad habit to start. Doing daily work will help you to understand
the material that is being put into your brain.
It will help you assimilate it in a way that will help you to remember
it in the long haul.
If you are a motivated student, your
bad habits may be just as unproductive, in the short run at least. You may find yourself straying in your
research. You find your subjects
fascinating, but you find other information interesting as well. Before you know it, you have spent hours on
the internet researching something you do not need for your school work at
all. It may increase your knowledge
overall, but it will not help today.
You can rid yourself of your bad
habits when you are studying or preparing to study. Some people choose not to. However, you might find it beneficial.
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Other
emotional ones include
· Anger
· Bitterness
· Negative mindedness at all time
· Worrying
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