I also like how you incorporated the warm-up concept in learning–this really comes as a revelation for me. Warm up exercises are helpful for performers and athletes before they plunge to their BIG events, so I see why it can’t be used in taking exams as well. It also helps students avoid the scary “mental block” they mostly encounter when they begin cramming.

Thank you for further explaining your concepts into an understandable, step-by-step way. I myself feel that studying with an A+ in mind isn’t so hard by reading this entry. If I also learn how to maintain focus and keep motivated all throughout my study session, acing a test will be more than a breeze.

Study Skills Tips

If you’re looking for some procrastination nuking tips, I suggest doing a search of this website. There are probably at least a dozen articles about the topic, and another dozen on finding motivation.

I don’t think there is an instant cure, but there are tricks that can help.

-Scott

What do you do to get over this feeling of laziness or slump? How do you motivate yourself to do all this?, and does it consistently work in helping you get school work or any other type of work done on a daily basis?

Thanks.

You can’t take a full snapshot of your entire construct. The idea with doing a concept map of major ideas is to give you a vague idea whether you have all of the ideas linked together.

Writing out connections on paper can be helpful. I tend to do a lot of that during my classes with flow-based notetaking. But, it does take more time than simply making a mental picture. I suppose it ultimately comes down to whether you feel the connection is really important and worth recording.

-Scott

Also, while I have your attention, I been pondering the question of how to map out your holistic learning connections while studying. Personally, seeing my thoughts on paper provides feedback as to how well I know the subject and tells me where my gaps are. Do you have any efficient ways for doing this?