The Stresses of Homework

     I'm sure most of you have had the dreadful feeling of having to do schoolwork.  Some people tend to be able to get it done as soon as they can without distractions, while others find ways to procrastinate and eventually do it at the very last moment.  I find myself in the middle of this group, I don't try to put it off for too long, but I still have a hard time getting to grinding out homework or studying for a period of time at times.  An example of this, ironically, is writing this blog post.  I haven't put it off until the absolute latest time I could do it, but I didn't think about getting it done right away.  However, I have a few strategies for playing around procrastination and efficient studying.

    One of these strategies relates to a big part of our lives today, our phones.  The main way to keep from this distraction is to put my phone away, or on silent.  As temping as it is to look at any notifications or texts that you might receive, I've found my phone to be the biggest distraction when it comes to doing homework or studying, and that I'm much more efficient when I'm not thinking about it or looking at it.  I still struggle with this, but I've gotten a lot better at not looking at it.  Another strategy was my studying strategy I developed during last semester.  I would study for about 30 minutes, then take a small break, then study another 30 minutes, take a break, then repeat this process until I was done for the day.  This allowed me to not only feed less into distractions, but also allowed me to retain information better after studying, as well as keep me more engaged when studying.  These strategies helped me improve my grades and test performance, and I will continue to use these s
strategies in the future.