Any Suggestions On How Reduce Screen Time And Stop Wasting Time On Social Media?

any suggestions on how reduce screen time and stop wasting time on social media?

a hard one (who doesnt spend a little bit too much in their phones) but a few ideas to try out

A widget on your phone about how much screen time you had. A lot of phones come with this option, it lets you know how much time you spend entirently on your phone and usually, the top 3 most used apps of the day. There is nothing that makes one feel more guilty than going to watch tiktok and next to the app there is widget that tells you you already spend 2hours and 30 minutes on it that day.

Social media feeds are made to be addictive, that's why you open the app to see a notification and end up spending 3 hours on it. If you think something like "I'm just going to see if my crush posted a story" or "I'll see how my lastest post did and then i'll do the homework" DONT. You'll open the app with the intention of only 5 minutes and we all know it isnt going to be 5 minutes.

Set alarms. Set a "goal" like, only using it for 20 minutes. Set the alarm in your phone and when it sounds, close the app.

Try other activities. We mostly go to our phones because we are bored. Go on a walk, clean you room, cook cookies, read a book, draw, talk to someone irl. Look for alternatives. Some of them will be difficult at start (social media is known for ruining attention span and things like reading requiere that), do it gradually.

Hope this helps!

-Jay

Best Study Techniques

Blurting: By far, blurting is my favourite way to study. By using this method we could find our knowledge gaps and focus on them.

Quizzing Yourself: Quizzing yourself using flashcards or the app Quizlet could be extremely helpful as you are gamified your studies and make it fun. Your main motive, while using flashcards, should be to recall the information as fast as you could and get it to A 100%.

Feynman Technique: Feynman Technique is basically pretending to teach yourself or a kid in simplest words, which could be used for subjects such as History and Biology to find your knowledge gaps.

Moderate Study Techniques

Highlighting the important text so that you don't have to waste time on unnecessary text.

Re-reading your notes won't be much effective as you will only be reading your text and actually won't be able to digest the content.

study methods

🐰 ˚. episode 3 ᵎᵎ of “𓍼ִֶָ The Little Study Guide”

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[💌] hi loves! 💓 today’s blog is about different study techniques! I decided to classify them into two different categories; “test yourself! - active recall” and “study profoundly! - effective studying”. i hope these study methods are helpful for you! <3

SECTION ONE | TEST YOUSELF! – ACTIVE RECALL

-             BLURTING METHOD

The blurting method is a revision technique using active recall. It can be applied in different ways, for example by reading a section of notes and writing down as much information as you remember without looking at the text, or can be used to practice spaced repetition by writing down everything you remember about a certain subject.

When you test yourself over and over again you’re learning in an active way, thus making your strong recall muscle work harder, which you activate when you use this method, making it effective.

The most important thing about blurting is that you’re challenging yourself to think harder. By doing that you will retain information for a longer period of time.

STEPS:

Make sure you thoroughly understand the material and subject.

Take a piece of paper and write down everything you remember.

Mark your work. Write down everything you forgot. I highly recommend doing this in another color. Always pay attention to detail and highlight the information you missed so you know what you need to focus on.

Attentively go through the material again and try to remember as much as possible. Pay attention to things you’re more likely to get wrong (again).

Keep doing it until you feel like you remember everything.

🎀 The blurting method is a really profound studying method so remember to take breaks!

-             QUESTION BLANK METHOD (FLASHCARDS)

The question blank method is a study technique where you cover up the answers or key information in your notes or study material, leaving blanks that you can fill in as you test yourself or review the material.

This method helps you actively engage with the content and test your knowledge. Since you use active recall, this method helps you reinforce your memory.

STEPS:

Read one paragraph of a chapter and turn as much as you can of it into questions. Do the same thing for the entire chapter.

Cover up the key terms or answers in your notes and try to recall them without peeking.

Additionally, you can create flashcards with the questions on one side and the answers on the other, covering the answers as you quiz yourself.

-             FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE

The Feynman technique is a study method where you explain a concept – essentially simplifying the concept – as if you were teaching it to someone else. This technique helps you identify any gaps in your understanding and simplifies complex ideas. This forces you to break down the material into simpler terms, making it easier to remember and comprehend.

You can combine the Feynman technique with any other study method since it helps simplify complex material and solidify your understanding, making it a versatile tool for learning.

STEPS:

Study the subject and focus on understanding it thoroughly.

Teach it to yourself or anyone else.

Find the gaps in your knowledge and try to fill them.

Simplify the material.

🎀 If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, you don’t understand it yourself. – Albert Einstein

SECTION TWO | STUDY PROFOUNLDY! – EFFECTIVE STUDYING

-             SQ4R   METHOD

(survey – question – read – relate – recite  – review)

The SQ4R method stands for survey, question, read, relate, recite and review. It’s a study method that involves actively engaging with the material by previewing, questioning, reading, reflecting, reciting, and reviewing the content.

This is a helpful technique to improve comprehension and retention while studying.

STEPS:

Survey;

1a. Look at the chapter title and section titles. What do the captions discuss?

1b. Look quickly over charts and graphs.

1c. Summarize and try to get a sense of what the assigned material is covering.

2. Question;

2a. Turn the chapter and section titles into questions.

2b. Read the questions at the beginning or end of the chapter and sections.

2c. Did your instructor cover this information in a lecture or lab? – What do you already know about the subject matter?

2d. Sometimes its helpful to write these questions down so that you can refer to them during your reading.

3. Read;

3a. Read the answers the questions you wrote out (the ones about the content).

3b. Pay attention to captions and section summaries.

3c. Bold, underlined and italicized words and phrases are noteworthy.

3d. Stop and reread if not clear.

3e. Slow down if you need to; quality over quantity.

4. Relate;

4a. Try to link new information to concepts or previous information to what you are familiar with. This could include basic knowledge and everyday information you consume.

4b. How does this new concept relate to the concepts you already know? Does it relate? Why and how?

4c. How does the reading relate to your lecture notes? What are the discrepancies (differences)?

5. Recite;

5a. Ask your questions aloud. Answer the questions you can without looking at the text.

5b. If you need to, revisit the text to answer the questions you found difficult.

5c. Recite key terms and concepts.

5d. Practice all the information aloud and pay attention to things you forgot about.

5e. How would you put the information in your own words?

6. Review;

6a. When finished reading, go back over the chapter and your notes/questions one final time.

6b. Review is ongoing, so take a little time each day to go over your notes and readings for each class.

-             MIND MAPPING

Mind mapping, a technique that allows you to visually organize information in a diagram. First, you write a word in the center of a blank page. From there, you write major ideas and keywords and connect them directly to the central concept.

This helps you visually organize information in a way that’s easy to understand and remember. It allows you to see connections between different concepts, making it easier to recall and recognize information during exams or while studying.

STEPS:

Begin with a central idea or topic in the center of a page.

Branch out with main categories.

For each main category, create sub-branches to represent subtopics or subcategories.

Keep sub-branching ideas to expand you mind map.

Ways to be Productive after School.

1. Take a break & relax about 40 mins or so.

2. Have a To-do list so that you don't have a excuse to procrastinate and get straight into studying.

3. Listen to music (especially, white noise or lofi beats) while studying which does not have lyrics so that it would not distract you.

4. Start off with the easiest subject so that it will build momentum and you could keep going.

5. If any of these are not working right now then you should watch study with me videos so that you have an online buddy to study with.

6. Get inspiration to study on Instagram or Pinterest, whenever you will see something inspiring about studies you will be down to do it.

7. Set rewards for yourself. When you know that after studying a particular topic, you will be rewarded then you are more interested to do it.

8. Don't have a start time instead have a end time, this is called the Parkinson’s law where you give yourself a deadline.

greetings my neurodivergent friends

i have found an excellent new study strategy

timing yourselves for 15 minutes at a time

it actually works for me so i hope it works for you guys too

❥﹒♡﹒☕﹒𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆

organization: i know it's the most trivial advice in the world, but i swear it works. before doing anything, i take my planner and review everything i have to do, i divide the study by subject, amount of things to study and review spaces for exams. realistically, you can't expect to do it all in one day, but a good plan could almost allow you to sleep at night!

a clean workspace: i can't fucking concentrate if there's a mess aroud me, i get distracted easily, even by dust, so before i start studying i always deep-clean my desk. i know that not everyone can afford a personal and quiet place to study in their houses, so try to find yourself a small angle where you can really focus.

go to study in a library / café: i didn't believe it at first, but it's actually useful. if you have the opportunity to go to a library or a café after school ( or near your house ) do so. being surrounded by people who are studying like you really helps to focus, you'll be less inclined to get distracted and procastinate. i would feel uncomfortable using my phone in a library with other people who are doing their work while i'm sitting there scrolling on tumblr.

breaks: ik ik, not very blair waldrof, hermione granger, spencer hastings, rory gilmore of me, isn't it? but is it worth it. sometimes i end up having really bad headaches from studying and, even if i keep studying, the quality of my work decreases significantly. breaks are fundamental. i would not recommend using social networks for your beak, because they litteraly drain your attention, rather do your skincare, prepare yourself a snack ( eating is important! it's what makes you focus ), read 10 pages of your book, dance a little bit in your room, do stretching, go outside and buy some mint chewingum, something like that.

EAT!: girls, boys and theys, we know. i honestly think that almost every person that craves academic validation ends up developing a sort of eating disorder. it's not even the food, is the fact that you are too busy studying that you forget to eat, ignoring stomach cramps, or the fact that you didn't get that answer right and now you don't feel like you deserve the lunch. i understand bc i AM like this, like you. but think about it: you need to do it in order to survive ( but this is secondary to the grades, right? ) and to keep your brain active. you can't walk around with blurred vision because you haven't eaten or drunk for fourteen continuous hours. i swear that eating like a normal human being helps you to keep going.

sleep: same thing as eating, but with our terrible sleeping schedules. i know that school is toxic so we end up finishing our homeworks at 2 am everyday ( if we're lucky ) but when you have the chance, take a nap and recover.

repeat things as if you were explaining them to someone: this is litterally the fastest way ever to learn fundamental concepts when you're studying. imagine that you're talking to a friend that doesn't know anything about the subject that you're studying and try to explain the topic to them. finding simple words for a difficult topic will help you understand it thoroughly, on this basis you can then build an articulated and more academic speech. repeat things out loud, doesn't matter if you look crazy, you already are <3

check and organize your notes the same day: i never have time to take proper notes in class, so i review them as soon as possible, with the lesson still fresh in mind. it really helps me understand the subject and makes the further study much easier.

watch youtube videos: youtube is my favourite class. sometimes teachers are dumber than students and you, who don't have a degree in that subject and are tackling a topic for the first time, don't understand a damn thing. ofc not!! sometimes professors are terrible at explaining stuff, but fazal from pakistan isn't. i passed my physics class with a 10/10 thanks to an indian guy on youtube. documentaries and yt videos are a simple and nice way to understand better topics and do insights for extra credits.

delete social media: i'm gonna do another post specifically for this.

"STUDY!" wallpaper: last but not least, the dumbest yet the smartest advice, set as lockscreen a white / black / whatever background with a big fat "STUDY!" written on it. everytime you're about to pick up your phone and procastinate the wallpaper will scold you.

hope this was useful or at least fun to read byee