6 tips to stay 100% focused while studying

in this video I'm going to share with you six unique and secret tips on how to stay 100% focused while studying if you don't know me hi my name is Han I'm an engineering grad from Columbia University let's just get straight into it tip number one don't study just for the reason of getting ahead of the schedule let's say you have an assignment due in 4 days and you plan to allocate 1 hour each day totally 4 hours of studying on the first day you found yourself at your desk start studying prepare some snacks and allow yourself to check your phone a couple times after an hour of what you thought was studying you realize you've only completed 20 minutes of work you reassure yourself that's okay because you still have 3 days left the next two days follow a similar pattern so on the last day you're forced to Prime 3 hours to finish the assignment so instead of scrambling the first three days and ended up studying more than 4 hours in total it's better to scheduling a 4 hours dedicated studying session on the last day this way your motivation will be way stronger and your focus will naturally become better I'm not saying that you should procrastinate but if you keep doing the first 3 days studying session in this example it can give you a negative experience of studying this condition your brain to think that it's okay to not focus and daydream while you're studying which can lead your overall attention span decrease you want to be productive and focused whenever you study if you already have the urge to leave the video or shift your attention low way you should probably improve your focus by watch until the end of the video number two someone is judging you for being lazy go to a public space like a coffee shop or a library and choose a person nearby imagine that they're judging you whenever you're on your phone have bad posture or daydreaming I know this may sound like a joke but I swear it work I just perform better when someone is watching me we all dress prettier outside than at home because we do care care about other people's opinions even strangers when I'm at a coffee shop studying every time my attention wanders away or I start scrolling on my phones or just daydreaming in general I will look at the person and think oh oh they're judging me tip number three don't focus on completing the tasks it's very difficult to stay focused when you're studying a boring subject so instead of focusing on completing the tasks focusing on some specific skill that you do find interesting or fun for example when I'm creating this YouTube channel you're watching if I have the mindset of oh I need to finish this video because after I posted my channel will blow up no I don't care about that because there's no guaranteed result if I keep thinking like that I will never post this video however I know for sure if I putting into effort of making this video my scripting skills or filming skills and just overall video making SK skills were for sure be improved I know my time will not be wasted and the overall process is just more enjoyable and we sometimes have the mindset of oh if I can just get through this then I will be free one thing I realized that is I never had any troubles playing video games or watching TV shows because I genuinely found it so interesting and engaging while I'm doing those things so imagine you're writing an essay you found the topic is very boring focus on a specific skill or two such as researching or learning new vocabularies then you can make it a again challenge yourself to use five more new words or to learn five more new facts this way you will be way more engaged and focused while you're writing the essay because you generally do care and you're having fun tip number four get rid of external distractions take a picture of your steady space and see what some distractions are there that you didn't even realize and clean them in my the old notes coffee mugs or a bunch of quarts only leave pens and study materials you need when your desk is clear your mind is more clear for the love of God just put your phone away and turn off the notification button sometimes it's just the act of habits of checking your phone so just put them away so it's harder to reach and every time you want to leave your desk it's a reminder of that you're getting distracted tip number five get rid of internal distractions Focus only one thing at a time and take care of the rest beforehand make a list of things that are on your mind before starting the study session WR them down and plan to address them in the future if there are other unfinished task lingering around back in your mind they can cause anxiety and prevent you from truly relaxing and focusing on your study for example if you have both math homework and chemistry homework today instead of straight jumping to studying math homework you should have a look at the chemistry homework estimate how long it probably will take you if you take only 2 hours then you know when to put that time block on your calender to take care of it later this way when you try to study your math homework you will fully invest in the math homework tip number six have a reward that you will get after you finish the task as motivation for example you can hang out with your friend or watch another episode of kramas Once you finish your homework write the reward down somewhere visible so that whenever you get distracted you will see it as a reminder and motivation to go back to studying I usually prefer to study earlier in the day if I finish my to-do list then I free to relax for the rest of the day so if I keep sitting in front of the desk and just not doing any work I know it's going to delay my reward of having the rest of the day off if you want to study more efficiently and faster check out my video here hope this video is helpful and thank you so much for 35,000 of you I will see you soon come here

Channel: Han Zhango

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Keywords: study, study tips, how to study, how to stay focused while studying, focus, how to focus on studying, how to study with full concentration, how to study long hours, how to study for exams, ivy league, study tips 2023, how to study smart

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Length: 6min 2sec (362 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 28 2023