Successful Student Tip #4

Scheduling Study Sessions
​and Breaks

Yay’s and Nay’s of Studying and Study Breaks

Yay’s
✓Make studying a priority
✓Schedule 30 to 45 minute sessions
✓Take frequent breaks of 5 (preferable) to 15 (rare) minutes
✓Use an actual clock (not your phone) to keep track of the the time
✓Schedule your study session at the same time as a friend so you are both busy at the same time
✓Study after you’ve had a healthy snack and something to drink
✓Reward yourself 

Nay’s
✗Keeping your phone nearby
✗Not making studying a priority
✗Checking Social Media on breaks (it sucks you in)
✗Taking long breaks - stick to your schedule!
✗Not taking breaks
✗Not being prepared to work
✗Setting unrealistic goals

Study Break Ideas
❍Go for a walk
❍Play with your dog or cat
❍Listen to music - no tv/videos or video games
❍Meditate
❍Eat a healthy snack
❍Rehydrate
❍Take a nap
❍Make a playlist
❍Stretch
❍Tackle a Rubik’s Cube
❍Change your sheets
❍Make a travel bucket list
❍Clean out your schoolbag
❍Work on a puzzle
❍Call a friend
❍Plan your lunches for the next week
❍Have a cup of tea or cocoa
❍Read a magazine
❍Do the dishes    
❍Organize one drawer in your room
❍Go for a bike ride
❍Daydream
❍Have a dance party
❍Take a photo
❍Sit outside and get some sun and fresh air
❍Tidy up your workspace or room 
❍Take a quick shower
❍Bullet Journal
❍Read a chapter of a non-school book
❍Throw in a load of laundry
❍Doodle or colour
❍Light a scented candle
❍10 sit-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 planks, 10 jumping-jacks
❍Do a crossword or sudoku puzzle
❍Paint your nails
❍Listen to a podcast

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