Study techniques you can try!

Today, I have a very interesting thing for you guys, so stay tuned. As you know, when you are studying, it can get really boring and really difficult sometimes. That is where study techniques come from. Essentially, study techniques means that you will incorporate these different tips and tricks into your Learning Journey, so that this journey can be a little bit easier. And these techniques can help you to be more successful at school.

So today, I would like to talk about 6 techniques that I believe have helped me a lot in my Learning Journey, which have given me some achievements so far. If you hold up through this, you could be able to understand these tricks, which are very easy, so that you can incorporate them into your life for your own benefit.

First up is the Pomodoro Technique. This technique doesn't deal with the content that you're studying, but rather the time and the duration that you're studying. Essentially, there are two parts to this. The first part is that for every 25 minutes of you studying, you should give yourself a 5-minute break - so 25 minutes, 5-minute break, and then 25 minutes, 5-minute break, again and again. Pretty easy, right? There are actually videos on YouTube that Countdown the time for you, so that you don't have to check the time on the clock every now and then.

The second part of the Pomodoro Technique is that for every four rounds for Cycles, which take 30 minutes per cycle, you'll give yourself a 30 minute break. So easy, right? But it's actually very efficient, because when you give yourself a break, you're able to clear your head a little bit and also become more refreshed for the next study period.

Another thing that I find very efficient is Cornell notes. Essentially, for every piece of paper that you're studying, you will separate it into three parts. The part on the right would be dedicated towards raw notes - essentially what you're studying, you will throw them all in. However, typically when people do that, they will find it very difficult to learn afterwards, because there's a lot of content and it's very hard to decode what the teacher said. That is where the left part comes in.

Essentially, in the left part, you will write in it the main ideas of what the right part is about. Try to write in your own words, so that you can better understand it. And also, you will note down the important stuff that is appearing on the right side. In the same part, you can write an explanation about those important stuff, so that you won't forget to forget in the long run. Finally, at the bottom of the page, as the summary - essentially, it is what you have learned through that page. And then you move on to another one. By doing this, you can more deeply understand the different concepts and ideas taught.

The other four tips are something that you have probably heard of before, but I still want to mention it here, so that you can continue doing it if you have done it already. The third tip is to take practice tests. Essentially, you will take past exams, if there are any. Through these practice tests, you can understand what mistakes you are making, or a cycle or a repetition here. For example, am I doing the wrong thing on the same part over and over again? With that, you can better understand which part you should focus on, and which part you are confident in.

Next is to use the internet after benefit. There are three websites that I would encourage you to use, which are Quizlet, quizzes, and Kahoot. In these websites, you can challenge yourself with different quizzes that are either made by you or other people who already made it. This can be a good way for you to revise the content that you have learned, so that you won't forget it.

Next up is to highlight important information. I always bring myself a highlighter by my side, so that whenever there's important information I want to take note of, I will highlight it. Make sure not to highlight the whole page - only highlight the most important part in the text, the part where you believe will be the most important and that will be most likely to appear on a test.

Finally, it's to use mind maps. Mind maps essentially means that you will draw different illustrations and in the shape of different circles connected to each other. Through drawing a mind map, you will be able to better manipulate the content and also get a deeper understanding of what you're learning.