hey guys so in this video I want to talk about seven habits of successful students the habits I'm gonna share today are quite simple however if you do them regularly they are also sort of life-changing because personally they make me more productive more organized and just overall a much more efficient student I thought it was the perfect time to make this video since I'm sure a lot of you want to improve your grades in the new year or build some good study habits so I hope this helps you out before we get started I quickly
want to thank Goodwell for sponsoring this video if you don't know good wall is an amazing community for impact driven students and I'll talk a bit more about them later I genuinely believe you'll find it interesting to learn what they are and what they do so with that being said let's go ahead and get straight into the video the first habit is not leaving things till the last minute this is a habit I've developed in the last year or so before that I used to procrastinate everything to the last minute and that made my life
so much more stressful the funny thing is that I would even justify it by saying that I work better under pressure and procrastinating is the right thing to do because in the end it's gonna improve my efficiency and if you tell the same thing to yourself then let me be the one to tell you that this is just an excuse to procrastinate and nothing more so the habit is basically to start your work as soon as you can this is gonna take a lot of stress out of your life you're gonna be more focused and
efficient when doing work and just overall this will improve your productivity at first you're gonna struggle with getting started so I'd recommend setting deadlines for yourself to give you a bit of a push to get started on your schoolwork I like to set a timer on my phone and challenge myself to finish the studying or whatever else I have to do before the timer rings and that's all the motivation I need to sit down and get that work done the second habit is to study everyday when I say this I don't necessarily mean that you
have to study every day what I mean instead is that you should space out your studying over several days instead of cramming everything into one study session there are several reasons for this but the main one is that you can only be focused for a short period of time every day because of that when you try to do all your work in one day you're gonna be less efficient and it's just gonna take you longer not only that but also it's much easier to stay motivated when you have to do an hour or two of
studying every day however it's much harder to motivate yourself to sit down and study for the entire day because you didn't do any work for the rest of the week the best way to implement this habit is to make studying a part of your daily routine a small tip I have is to create a study plan for yourself and plan exactly what you're going to study every day or whenever you want to study and that way you will be able to manage all your schoolwork much more easily the next habit is to ask questions and
get help if you need it if you have a question or something that you don't understand don't ever be afraid or shy to raise your hand and ask that question teachers are there to help you and guide you through the process of studying so use your opportunity and ask as many questions as you have as many as you need until you understand everything clearly this may be just me but whenever I don't raise my hand and ask a question that exact same question always comes up on a test or a quiz or even worse an
exam and I just end up losing points so don't be like me raise your hand and ask any questions you may have however in some cases it's best to turn to the Internet for some help the place that I usually go to is good walls it's an inspiring community where students and young professionals can connect and discover opportunities I really like good wall because you browse a feed based on your personalized recommendations and you can connect with other people all over the world who have the same interests as you also the people on the platform
are so inspiring that every time I'm lacking some motivation I just go on good wall and after a few minutes I'm as motivated as ever to help you guys get started on the community I'm hosting an exclusive Q&A on good wall all you have to do is download good wall with the link in the description box and then you can post your questions about studying productivity or anything else and I'll make sure to answer as many as I can you just hit the plus on the app select question as a post type and then type
your question the only thing to remember is that you need to add my name Ellen as a keyword so that I can find your question and then use need to post it publicly on good wall I'll even feature some of the best questions on Instagram and give you guys shout outs so definitely come participate in this I think it'll be super fun and helpful so download good wall and ask your own questions so we can chat and be friends moving on the fourth habit is to preview the chapter before class knowing what you're gonna cover
in the next class is really helpful it allows you to take notes faster understand things better and better structure your notes as well so it has multiple benefits one thing however I want to emphasize is that you don't have to do all the studying and all the work and kind of be ahead of class instead you just want to take 2-3 minutes to skim through the next chapter of your textbook just to be aware of the concept and everything like that another tip I have is to write down anything you don't understand that well on
a sticky note so if that question isn't addressed during class you can raise your hand and ask that question and then write down the answer on that sticky note some of the chapters can be particularly difficult and complex than others and in that cases I like to take a few notes on that chapter nothing too crazy but just a few bullet points to summarize the entire thing it just really helps me again this is something that doesn't have to take up a lot of your time just make it a part of your everyday study routine
and you'll be good to go the next habit is to be as organized as possible in school a little bit of organization can make a huge difference in terms of how stressed you are in school because if you're organized you'll be able to manage your work better your time better and everything is just much easier when you're organized being organized can mean multiple things one of the most important ones is that you have an academic calendar where you can keep track of all the assignments projects all the deadlines and also exams quiz test dates so
you can prepare for them beforehand another part of organization is organizing all your notes and study materials so you can find whatever you need super easily and quickly instead of having to look through all the papers you have for hours and hours being organized as a student can also mean managing your time and having a schedule a to-do list or a specific planner that helps you stay productive on the daily basis I know that at first it can be quite overwhelming to start getting organized because you don't even know where to get started so in
one of my upcoming videos I'm gonna break down exactly how I plan and stay organized as a student step by step for you guys so if you're interested just make sure that your notifications for this channel are on so you don't miss that video because I promise it's gonna be a really epic one the next habit is to use active study methods instead of passive ones in case you don't know the difference I'm gonna bring a few examples to help you understand rereading your notes or trying to highlight them would be a passive technique since
you're not actively recalling anything whereas doing flashcards is a very active study method because you actively try to recall the material and then test and see if you're right or not another example of a passive step method is rewriting notes from lectures or textbooks again and again however the active version of that would be to summarize the material in your own words a few other active study techniques include creating mind maps charts flow diagrams or any other summaries another one is using self testing doing sample test questions or pass papers to ensure that you really
know the material starting to use active study methods instead of passive ones we'll help you study smarter not harder however if you guys don't really know the difference between active and passive study techniques I'll be more than happy to make an entire video about it and share some of the most effective study methods you can use so if you're interested just let me know in the comments down below and I'll be sure to make it moving on the next habit is to study if you ever miss a concept unfortunately sometimes you get sick or certain
personal matters come up and you have to miss school days and if this ever happens it's important to study the chapters that you missed as hard as you can maybe your teacher talked about something during the class that you missed that could come up on a test try borrowing notes from a few different people so the information is all correct and complete so you don't have any missing parts of the lecture or anything like that I'd also recommend taking a few video lessons on the internet there are multiple YouTube channels as well as websites such
as kin Academy that can help you this may only be me but whenever I miss a chapter it kind of becomes my weakness there are always little things that I don't understand that well or a question that suddenly comes up on the test that wasn't in my friends notes or in the textbook so I would definitely recommend studying as much as you can on those concepts so they don't end up hurting you and you don't end up losing points because of these things before we wrap up the video let's quickly do the question of the
day let me know in the comments down below how much do you procrastinate on daily basis honest one to ten so for me I'm gonna say about like three I don't procrastinate too much but I cannot say that I don't procrastinate because that would be a big lie so anyways thanks so much for watching till the end of the video I really appreciate it if you have any requests for videos that you want to see in 2020 feel free to comment them in the comment section down below and I'll see you guys super soon in
another video bye [Music]
