It’s that time again — the part of the semester where we’re all dreading midterms and freaking out over our grades.
However, as college students, we all inevitably tend to procrastinate or get side-tracked whenever we try to study. Here are a few tips to aid you in your study endeavors:
A change of scenery.
We find that a lot of the time, studying in your room can often be hard due to the many distractions that are present in your room. Who wants to study when your comfy bed is just five feet away?
Therefore, it can be helpful to go to a different location where you’ll be less tempted to get cozy and comfortable. We recommend either the libraries that are on-campus or the Student Union — these public places almost force you to focus on your tasks as you don’t have the items in your room to tempt you to stop working.
Listen to music.
Studying can be tedious, especially if you’re trying to cram for your midterms. But studies have shown that listening to music can actually help you maintain focus because it “engages the areas of the brain involved with paying attention, making predictions and updating the event in memory." Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone as some might find listening to music distracting instead of helpful.
For some of us, listening to foreign language music, particularly if it’s in a language you don’t understand, actually helps a lot to focus. You still get the benefits of listening to music, but because you don’t understand the lyrics at all, you just ignore what’s actually being said.
So whether it’s K-pop or Spanish music, try adding a few foreign language songs on Spotify or Apple Music and see how it works out!
