How to improve your study skills

Do you feel that time is not enough? Are you doing what you should be doing? Your performance at your work, school or college is not what you expect?

If you answer yes to this questions, maybe you’re a procrastinating person. But, don’t get worried, here you will find some ideas to improve your study skills and become in the discipline person that you want to be.

1.      Schedule your homework.

It´s very important to have a specific amount of time for every

activity and homework that you have to do. Organize them in delivery order and importance order, in that way you always have your daily task.

2.      Practice your skills in everyday life.

If you’re learning another language, try to speak more every day, or if you’re learning to cooking, dancing or playing some instrument… practice. Search songs in that language; make the dinner once a week; dance in your room and play your instrument at least one a week. Always try to incorporate your new skills in your life.

3.      Don´t be afraid of being wrong.

Many times we don´t do things to improve our study skills because we have been wrong before. Let it that in the past and start to practice. It’s normal that when you don’t know something, it could be boring and heavy at the beginning but later it will be a custom and even could be fun.

    4.      Don´t procrastinate.

Do everything in its time and place. As the saying goes: “Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today”.

    5.      Study with a partner.

Studying with someone else could be a big help to motivate one to another. Some people don’t like it, but also is a way to improve your social skills. Try to keep your mind open, because in that way, it´s sure that you and your new friend, are going to make all your works on time.

6.      Give yourself a reward.

A reward is always a good reason to continue the work of improving your study skills. You could buy to you a gift, an ice cream or give you a time of something that you really enjoy like a walk, a movie or a party with your friends. 

Isabel Isaza.