Mind - Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits - NYTimes.com
Actually, not all of this advice sounds so revolutionary. Still, the article has some good advice, especially for you nursing majors, or anyone who has to memorize a lot of material.
Does any of this research on studying apply to writing? Well, some of the "bad advice" that we give for studying we also give for writing. We tell writers to find a quiet place to write. You need the room of your own ( impossible in college). You need a desk that you always write at.
However, the research on writing suggests it might be better to write in a different place each time. Or, if you are writing and you get stuck, try moving to a new location. Maybe the activity or a change of context could get your brain moving again.
It's also better to write often, to space out your writing sessions, rather than to do the equivalent of cramming and write everything in one long session at the last minute the night before paper is due.
Idea #3 for blog post: Write about something you read online. Quote from it and give a link.
Every September, millions of parents try a kind of psychological witchcraft, to transform their summer-glazed campers into fall students, their video-bugs into bookworms. Advice is cheap and all too familiar: Clear a quiet work space. Stick to a homework schedule. Set goals. Set boundaries. Do not bribe (except in emergencies).This is all wrong, according to a story in the New York Times. Instead, you should do the opposite. Instead of clearing a quiet workspace, you should vary your study location. Instead of sticking to a schedule, you might try varying your schedule. Try mixing the content of your study sessions instead of immersing yourself in a single subject for hours. Give yourself practice tests.
Actually, not all of this advice sounds so revolutionary. Still, the article has some good advice, especially for you nursing majors, or anyone who has to memorize a lot of material.
Does any of this research on studying apply to writing? Well, some of the "bad advice" that we give for studying we also give for writing. We tell writers to find a quiet place to write. You need the room of your own ( impossible in college). You need a desk that you always write at.
However, the research on writing suggests it might be better to write in a different place each time. Or, if you are writing and you get stuck, try moving to a new location. Maybe the activity or a change of context could get your brain moving again.
It's also better to write often, to space out your writing sessions, rather than to do the equivalent of cramming and write everything in one long session at the last minute the night before paper is due.
Idea #3 for blog post: Write about something you read online. Quote from it and give a link.
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