“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
– Stephen Covey
Introduction
Productivity isn’t only for working people, it is equally if not more important for students. As a student you are learning a lot of new things at the same time, it might even become overwhelming. You can be in school or college, you will still need productivity and organization. It is important to stay on track, achieve your goals, be it short-term or long-term. Life as a student can be very distracting, there are too many things begging for attention, such as sports, friends, a social life, partying. At the same time, you are absorbing a lot of new information from everywhere, and to be on top of all your work will help in not feeling overwhelmed. This article aims to discuss how to increase productivity as a student.
Make a To-Do List
Now, this might sound a little stupid but To-Do Lists help a lot, speaking from personal experience. It will be ideal to make the list before sleeping, that way you will not have to waste some time of the day in making the list, and it will also help you in understanding how much you need to get done and you will wake up prepared for it. The very basic way is to just list down the tasks you have for the day but if you want to go a level up, you can schedule your tasks by the hour, that is make a timetable for the day which will include your daily activities as well. For Example:
7:30 – Wake up
8:00 – Attend Family Law Class
10:40 – Have breakfast
11:15 – Do research for Memo
1:00 – Have lunch
Understand Your Learning Style
Everyone has a different style of learning:
Visual learning – learning things by looking at things like graphs, charts, and infographics. Learning things by looking at them.
Kinesthetic learning – learning things through a practical approach like experiments.
Auditory learning – learning things by hearing them said aloud.
Reading and Writing Learner – learning things by writing them and then revising from them.
Once you figure out your learning style, you should try to follow it as that is the best-suited one for you and will help you in understanding better and quicker.
Take Breaks
Studies show that your productivity stays intact when you take short breaks after studying for some time. This gives your brain time to stay focused and motivated. If you keep pushing your brain beyond its capability, you are creating stress and you start getting tired.
Reduce Social Media time
It is a well-known fact that social media is the biggest distraction for everyone. Asking to quit also may sound absurd but all of it depends on your self-control. Personally, I am good at staying away from it when needed so I have never had to quit it temporarily, but if you know you do not have good self-control, you should try to quit it for some time. If that sounds like too much to you, you can try to set time slots when you get to check social media and keep it away when doing a task. Remember that developing self-control is very important.
Reward Yourself
It is important to understand that the practice of rewarding yourself will only work if you have a good sense of self-control. Once you achieve your goal, you can reward yourself with little things like watching a movie, an episode of your favourite series or going out with your friend. This way you have something to look forward to after finishing your work.
Conclusion
Productivity is best accompanied by time management, they both go hand-in-hand. You can only become more productive if you have learnt to manage your time properly. These tips should help with increasing productivity but you should take efforts to increase your self-control as it is a huge part of everything in our life.
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