Ultimate Study Routine: Five Do’s and Don’ts

Picture this: John Citizen (not his real name) is a 10th-grade student with the majority of his grades falling between B’s and C’s. His study routine consists of basically highlighting pages of his textbooks, taking long breaks almost every five minutes, giving up on studying and playing video games instead, and then followed by sleeping at a late hour due to the continuous scrolling through his phone. Oftentimes, he forgets his assignments and ends up doing them at the last minute, which reduces their quality. He says when he studies, he can recall the information during his tests. But after he’s done with it, everything just goes to the trash folder in his brain, like they never existed. His parents and teachers know that he has the potential to do much better because he participates well in class, but he doesn’t know what exactly to fix. Does this sound familiar?

Usually, students would only think of the end goal when they’re studying, which is achieving high grades and finishing all tasks so they can have their own free time. In the aforementioned case, the student is able to finish all his assignments and study for his tests, but isn’t able to get a grade higher than 85% and his ability to retain information is not the greatest. This can be attributed to his study routine, which consists of numerous distractions and impractical habits, such as mindlessly highlighting his textbooks without understanding concepts. Here are five important do’s and don’ts to have the ultimate study routine.