Study:

Study should not be conducted aimlessly.
Do not be like the drifters who venture into the weight room bouncing from one machine to another, following the motions of those around them. As you well know, their efforts are futile. Grabbing the textbook and reading the chapters, moving on to the notes, experiment with writing notes because your roommate does. These alone are not going to help you pass the test. (by the end of my college career, I read and studied half the amount, and scored 4.0s rather 2.5s).

Beware not to be like the rage lifters who begin their routine with weights that are too heavy, work your way into study so that you don't burnout. If you are not use to rigorous study, start off slow. Set easy to accomplish goals for shorter time periods and work your way to longer, more rigorous study sessions. examples......


Do not be like the lifters who come in and do the same routine everyday, again they burn themselves out, and do actual damage to their muscles.
Pounding information into you head in the same way every day gets tiresome very quickly and broods hatred for the practice of study. We mix up our weight training routines, do the same with your study routines. Have days were you focus on the textbook, others where you focus on re-writing or paraphrasing your notes, and others where you diagram your information, use the internet for further depiction or generate some sort of visualization of the important concepts for your classes. If you are carrying an average load of four or more classes. Assign them to specific days of the week. For example, if you have four classes, you could study for classes one and two on Mondays and Wednesdays and study for classes three and four on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Notice that Friday through Sunday is off. As in the weight training it is important to take days off. It is essential that you plan out your week before you begin it, including your days off. Otherwise, you will most likely spend a day, which could have been preset to be a day off, indecisively worrying whether you should watch the football game or study. This is a lose-lose situation; if you choose to watch the game and neglect your study, you will not enjoy the game with this choice weighing over your head. If you decide to study, you will most likely be pissed that you are missing the game and not be totally focused on your study.



As in the gym, be sure to study properly as you would lift, following the exact procedures, conscious of every move (study should be aimed at the mastering the assessment i.e. test, paper, or presentation).