College Info Geek Study Tips by Sonia Silas

soniasilas1 — 2024-09-05 17:56:54 UTC

I like this video and I think it is very helpful when it comes to learning how to properly annotate and genral book note taking. It starts by showing the basic parts of taking notes in books which is, read, highlight, record, and synthesize. The video then goes into depth about what exactly each of those words mean and what is needed to get a full understadning of the notes your taking. The part of the video I learned the most about was the part labbled sythesis. This basically means to take the information that youve learned from the book and find ways to connect it to information you already know. All together this video was helpful for future refrences when I need to learn how to take notes on a reading which prevousily I was confused on how to do.

soniasilas1 — 2024-09-05 22:20:36 UTC

This video discusses the problem of not being motivated to do your work. He talks about how to motivate yourself, you need to set goals that will reward you for your achievements or help limit distractions. This video is helpful because I can constantly find myself getting off-topic easily and not being motivated to do my work and instead leave it for the last minute. Something I found interesting about this video was where he talks about threatening himself to get up on time and do his work. I thought this was strange until he explained the logic of using this to overcome limitations in his mind. The main idea of this all is to be completely honest with yourself on whether or not you are willing to put in the work.

soniasilas1 — 2024-09-05 22:29:09 UTC

This video breaks down the habits of successful students that doesn't just help them academically but all together in life. I like the idea of learning how to be better with simple steps and tips so this video is perfect for me. He lays everything out simply for example explaining how being a solution-finder can help a lot in being a successful person and therefore a successful student. I learned about the fifteen-minute rule which explains that when presented with a problem to try and solve it on your own for fifteen minutes before seeking out help. I think this is a great tip as it helps students to learn responsibility and gives them a chance to use their own creativity or brain to solve things before asking someone "more capable". This doesn't just make you seem like a successful person but shows others that you can be dependable and know what you're talking about.

soniasilas1 — 2024-09-06 00:25:26 UTC

This article helps break down the simple ways to help memorize material before a test. They listed things such as, link it which means connecting it to something you already know, sleep on it so your brain can retain more information, and talking to yourself which is something I use quite a lot when working on mezmiorzing things because saying it out loud activates a separate part of memorization than reading.

soniasilas1 — 2024-09-06 00:33:58 UTC

This article is about how to romanticize studying which implies that studying can be made into something more fun. The article lists tips such as your setting affecting your dopamine levels and making you more eager to study, Music playing which makes people feel cool and sophisticated while studying, and having friends there for good ideas and moral support which can keep you ready to learn more and more prone to remembering since you've got people you like with you to make the experience more enjoyable.