After reading Courtney’s blog and Leigha’s blogs. I had a look around at my study space. I am very lucky to have my own room for my study/office and normal it is quite organised and clean. However at the moment, I am in full study/work mode and I have not filed or cleaned the sticky notes up as of yet. I started googling the best ways to have a study space set up and this website has 10 ways to build the perfect study space let’s see how many you have for your study space?
Red means no I don’t do/have
Green means yes I do/have
“1. Kill distractions
Your phone, TV or Facebook are not your friends when it comes to studying. Don’t rely on willpower: put obstacles between yourself and the distractions.
Turn your phone off – or at least put it on silent and leave it across the room, where you can’t fiddle with it mindlessly.
Use browser extensions like Leech Block and Nanny to block distracting websites
Setting yourself regular breaks can help you avoid temptation during work time.
- Tidy up your act
Clearing away the clutter from your study space should help clear your mind, allowing you to focus on the job at hand. You’ll also avoid losing important notes in piles of disorganized paperwork.
- Light up your life
Ensure there’s good lighting in your study space. If it’s too dark to read, you won’t get very far. During the day, working by the window or even outside can give you the best light to work by.
- Get settled…
A comfortable chair will keep you working more effectively than an uncomfortable one, a sofa or, worst of all, your bed.
- …or get moving
Study doesn’t have to be still. If you are the sort of person who doesn’t like to sit still all the time, get on your feet and pace around while repeating what you’re studying aloud.
- Find the right background noise
A little bit of background noise can block out distractions and help you concentrate – but the wrong kind can be a distraction in itself.
Instrumental music can be a good choice as lyrics tend to be more distracting. Alternatively, there are many websites and phone apps that play rain noises, cafe sounds or white noise.
- Be equipped
Make sure that you have all the books, resources, and equipment needed to get the job done when you start – that way, you won’t be constantly stopping and starting to go and fetch things.
- Shut out the outside world
The outside world is a dangerous place, full of noises and people coming to distract you. Shut the door to build yourself a private study cocoon. If anyone needs you, they can knock.
- Some like it hot
Try to get the temperature right in your study space. If it’s too hot or cold, you may not be at your most productive. It’s hard to write neatly when you’re shivering.
- Stop trying to build the perfect study space
If you’ve got two weeks to prepare for an exam, it’s very easy to spend 13 days perfecting your study space and leave yourself no time to make use of it. When you find yourself rearranging furniture, ranking all the music on Spotify by suitability for studying or inventing a new kind of chair, it’s probably time to call it a day. After all, the one thing that really makes a great study space is that it has you in it, studying.”
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