Successful students 9
9. … don’t cram for
exams. Successful students know that divided periods of study are more
effective than cram sessions, and they practice it.
If there is one thing that study
skills specialist agree on, it is that distributed study is better than massed,
late-night, last-ditch effort known as cramming. You’ll learn more, remember
more, and earn a higher grade by studying in four, one hour-a-night sessions
for Friday’s exam than studying for hours straight on Thursday night. Short,
concentrated preparatory efforts are moment marathons. Yet, so many students
fail to learn this lesson and end up repeating it over and over again until it
becomes a wastful habit. Not too clever, huh?
When you cram, you are taking the shortcut,
nd shortcuts nevr produce any real worthwhile results. Also, when you take
shortcuts, becomes a wasteful habit. Not too clever huh?
When you cram, you are taking the
shortcut, and shortcuts never produce any real worthwhile results. Also, when
you take shortcuts, you feel rather rotten knowing that you could have done
better but didn't. Shortcuts cut you
short. You can’t plant watermelon seeds and harvest fresh watermelons the next
day. It takes time. Cramming for a test or project and expecting to make high
score the next day is like planting watermelon seeds and expecting to harvest
and eat fresh watermelon the next day. Plus cramming for a test or project
doesn't help you academically, so why even do it. Plan ahead, prepare ahead.
Give yourself plenty of days and weeks to prepare for upcoming accountability
opportunities.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!!