*sigh* so many sites, posts, blogs are gone, now... so reposting.
Originally in Study Hacks
This week I realized that in order to actually sit down and do some work (any work, really), we must be really motivated to do it. Since there is plenty of tasks we simply can’t get started on, I’ve come up with a few things that could help us get our study/combat/I-Can-Ace-Everything mode going:
How to Get Motivated To study
1. Clean up your desk and room. Like I mentioned in the previous post, clean room = clean head
2. Organize all loose papers. Put them in a binder or folder, keep them in one place and in good order that you can follow.
3. Make a “to-do” list. Can’t do anything without that. Whether you’re using an app or a simple journal, setting your goals and tasks is a priority
4. If time permits, watch an inspirational movie. I usually combine it with cleaning my room. My personal favorite is “Legally Blonde” – I instantly get a wave of inspiration to study something and ace it. What’s your inspirational film or show?
5. Approach tasks in smaller chunks. Do homework in 30-45 minute increments like in the Pomodoro Technique. This is optimal time frame just because you’d be able to focus but not get too tired.
6. Reward yourself with food & breaks. I eat sweets and drink tea.
That's it. This is Ket writing, now :-D
1) Best snacks to keep you awake - not coffee and sweets
- water - yes, being thirsty makes you eat and that makes you sleepy, so keep drinking. And not energy drinks, cafeine and such things, nor sweet juices and cordials and such.(Also, needing to get up and go pee gives you some needed break and exercise ;-))
- dark chocolate, as dark as you can eat.
- nuts
- protein - carbs will make you sleepy. So, cheese, boiled eggs, sausages, things like that.
2) Here's some movies that might inspire you to study a language:
Arrival
L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment)
Love Actually
Avatar
Stargate
The Terminal
The 13th Warrior
Truly, Madly, Deeply
The Interpreter
My Fair Lady (1964)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Windtalkers (2002)
Finding Nemo (2016) (Here because of the Navajo version, but I think it works because of this:)
Spanglish (2004)
13 movies about language
25 movies with linguists
Long list of linguistics movies
Originally in Study Hacks
This week I realized that in order to actually sit down and do some work (any work, really), we must be really motivated to do it. Since there is plenty of tasks we simply can’t get started on, I’ve come up with a few things that could help us get our study/combat/I-Can-Ace-Everything mode going:
How to Get Motivated To study
1. Clean up your desk and room. Like I mentioned in the previous post, clean room = clean head
2. Organize all loose papers. Put them in a binder or folder, keep them in one place and in good order that you can follow.
3. Make a “to-do” list. Can’t do anything without that. Whether you’re using an app or a simple journal, setting your goals and tasks is a priority
4. If time permits, watch an inspirational movie. I usually combine it with cleaning my room. My personal favorite is “Legally Blonde” – I instantly get a wave of inspiration to study something and ace it. What’s your inspirational film or show?
5. Approach tasks in smaller chunks. Do homework in 30-45 minute increments like in the Pomodoro Technique. This is optimal time frame just because you’d be able to focus but not get too tired.
6. Reward yourself with food & breaks. I eat sweets and drink tea.
That's it. This is Ket writing, now :-D
1) Best snacks to keep you awake - not coffee and sweets
- water - yes, being thirsty makes you eat and that makes you sleepy, so keep drinking. And not energy drinks, cafeine and such things, nor sweet juices and cordials and such.(Also, needing to get up and go pee gives you some needed break and exercise ;-))
- dark chocolate, as dark as you can eat.
- nuts
- protein - carbs will make you sleepy. So, cheese, boiled eggs, sausages, things like that.
2) Here's some movies that might inspire you to study a language:
Arrival
L'Auberge Espagnole (The Spanish Apartment)
Love Actually
Avatar
Stargate
The Terminal
The 13th Warrior
Truly, Madly, Deeply
The Interpreter
My Fair Lady (1964)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Windtalkers (2002)
Finding Nemo (2016) (Here because of the Navajo version, but I think it works because of this:)
Spanglish (2004)
13 movies about language
25 movies with linguists
Long list of linguistics movies
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