00:01 I wish somebody had told me these things
00:03 when I was a student the first time it
00:05 would have been a lot easier
00:08 Dr Marty Lobdell is a psychology
00:10 Professor who created a course on
00:12 College study skills he realized that
00:14 many students had issues with proper
00:16 studying and made it his mission to
00:18 create a course that allowed students to
00:20 learn to study efficiently and
00:21 effectively taking them from average
00:23 students to a plus in a semester's time
00:26 in this video we'll go over the first
00:28 four rules for studying smarter not
00:35 first rule the moment you start to slide
00:38 you're shoveling against the tide
00:41 what you need to do is what
00:43 take a break here's what's cool about it
00:46 you can study for a half hour it doesn't
00:49 take a half hour break to recharge your
00:51 batteries for most people about five
00:55 we always dread sitting down to study
00:57 for extended periods of time but what
01:00 you may not realize is that you are
01:01 hindering yourself from studying
01:03 effectively if you do this as Marty
01:06 Lobdell explains in his lecture things
01:08 that are reinforced we tend to do more
01:10 of things that are punished or ignored
01:12 we tend to do less of
01:15 this can transfer to how we study as
01:17 well if we dread sitting down to study
01:19 for five hours straight we aren't going
01:21 to study nearly as well as if we break
01:23 up our study into smaller chunks of time
01:26 according to London's Global University
01:28 five of the benefits of taking study
01:30 breaks include improved memory reduced
01:33 stress improved health and boosts to
01:35 your energy as well as boosting your
01:37 performance and creativity
01:39 the main point to take away from this is
01:42 to make sure to break up your study time
01:44 from longer periods to Shorter ones with
01:46 scheduled breaks as a bonus add on a
01:49 well-deserved treat at the end of the
01:51 study time it'll help motivate you to be
01:53 more productive during your allotted
01:56 and this is where you go away do
01:58 something fun for five minutes call a
02:02 friend talk to a child talk to a parent
02:03 a roommate enjoy some music do something
02:06 you enjoy and actually say this is my
02:08 treat for having studied for 30 minutes
02:10 effectively go back and here's what
02:14 your efficiency is nearly a hundred
02:17 percent study a half hour take a break
02:19 study a half hour study a half hour
02:23 creating a study area is one of the best
02:25 ways to help you when it comes to
02:27 studying researchers ask the students
02:29 what's the biggest problem with studying
02:31 they said we can't get into it the
02:34 university in question had primarily
02:37 dorm rooms one side bed another side of
02:39 bed study area study area right in one
02:42 room you sleep you groom you talk with
02:45 people you socialize you study you snack
02:49 it's a multi-purpose room
02:51 and yet you're supposed to study
02:53 as Marty explains we have certain cues
02:56 as people when in certain areas of our
02:58 homes by using a designated study area
03:01 where all you do is study you train your
03:03 brain and yourself that this is the area
03:06 where you study and that's all it is
03:08 used for in the Hawaiian dorms all of
03:11 the rooms had a gooseneck lamp so the
03:14 professor said we're going to try a
03:15 little experiment take that lamp make a
03:18 little sign and put it on it study lamp
03:21 use it only for studying you don't dress
03:24 by it you don't have BS sessions by you
03:26 know it's snack bite you don't clean the
03:27 Roomba it nothing use the other lights
03:30 for all other functions you're ready to
03:33 go turn on the lamp and start studying
03:35 the moment you lose your Edge 15 20 30
03:39 minutes later turn the lamp off get up
03:41 and leave the desk what you're training
03:44 yourself to study while seated there and
03:47 it becomes increasingly automatic you
03:49 sit turn the lamp on and you're ready to
03:51 go it's like magic this students who did
03:54 that were one grade point higher the
03:57 next term compared to the control group
03:59 that didn't do it one great Point simply
04:02 by creating a study area
04:05 not sure how to create a good study
04:07 according to Joyce University make sure
04:10 your study area is well lit has noise
04:12 and light control as well as some
04:14 personal touches that will help motivate
04:16 you when you don't feel like studying
04:18 these are some of the best ways to
04:20 create a study environment that keeps
04:22 you motivated and happy
04:26 memorization is a great way to remember
04:28 facts but not every class you are in
04:30 wants you to know just facts lots of
04:33 classes do a combination of both
04:35 memorization effects and understanding
04:37 of Concepts if you can memorize facts
04:40 you are only halfway there when you're
04:43 reading it over and over or saying it
04:47 the term for that is wrote memorization
04:50 spelled rot it can work it is the way
04:54 most of us were taught in elementary
04:56 school and some of you may be darn good
04:58 at it but for most of us it's not the
05:01 most efficient or effective way the way
05:04 to learn efficiently in college first
05:06 you have to decide what am I learning is
05:10 it a concept or a fact
05:13 students who understand the importance
05:15 of Concepts have a stronger and more
05:17 powerful grasp on what they need to know
05:19 for their upcoming exams by
05:21 understanding what the concept is you
05:24 are able to remember it for your exams
05:26 papers and the rest of your life
05:27 according to the Department of Education
05:30 research suggests deep conceptual
05:33 learning DCL is distinctly different
05:35 than surface learning deep conceptual
05:38 Learners tend to think discuss and
05:40 question more seeking to understand
05:42 rather than only memorize
05:45 a fact is the discreet little piece of
05:48 understanding the name of a bone is a
05:51 fact understanding what it does in the
05:54 body gets into a concept so in studying
05:57 sometimes there are a lot of facts in
05:59 fact I use Anatomy as a good example you
06:01 got to memorize bones muscles organs
06:05 tissues a lot of it but if you simply
06:08 memorize and don't understand the
06:10 function of it the comprehension of the
06:15 it's a lot of wasted learning really
06:17 just to know a name of a bone is like
06:19 yeah so what what does it do how does it
06:22 function but in most college classes
06:24 what we as professors are most concerned
06:26 about is that you grasp the concept
06:28 because Concepts once grasped will stay
06:31 with you a lifetime
06:33 by being able to not only memorize but
06:36 dive deeper into your study topics you
06:39 can become more efficient in your
06:41 learning and have a better grasp on your
06:45 most of you undo good studying by not
06:48 sleeping adequately some of the latest
06:53 we're not sure exactly how but there's
06:56 something going on it involves the
06:57 hippocampus and involves the storage
07:00 from a transitory long-term memory to a
07:04 permanent what we call consolidation but
07:07 we're getting increasing evidence that
07:08 that consolidation process is dependent
07:11 on rapid eye movement sleep
07:13 which if you're an adult happens about
07:15 every hour and a half once you fall
07:17 asleep if you're not getting a good
07:19 night typically around eight hours
07:21 you're not getting enough REM what
07:24 you've studied doesn't become permanent
07:26 and I can tell you there are studies
07:28 that show simply by getting better rest
07:30 some students improve markedly in their
07:33 performance because their brain now
07:35 stores it a lot more efficiently without
07:38 a good sleep your brain cannot function
07:40 properly and will not be able to absorb
07:43 the information you are trying to learn
07:45 by the way if you know anybody with
07:46 sleep apnea biggest thing they'll tell
07:48 you is I can't remember anything my
07:50 brain shot it's like my memory is gone
07:52 yeah it is because your reming isn't
07:55 happening because you wake up so often
07:57 and you can't consolidate and Store
07:59 permanent memories if you have trouble
08:02 prioritizing sleep Harvard's summer
08:04 school has a few tips for you to try to
08:06 get a more restful sleep try limiting
08:09 caffeine close to bedtime avoid
08:11 electronic screens an hour before
08:12 bedtime and engage in physical activity
08:15 two hours within your bedtime window
08:18 make sure to establish a sleep schedule
08:20 by going to bed at the same time and
08:22 waking up at the same time every day it
08:25 will help train you to get to bed
08:27 by prioritizing your sleep you will help
08:30 create a healthy routine that not only
08:32 benefits your academic life but other
08:34 aspects of your life as well
08:37 remember dreams don't work unless you do
08:39 by creating a study routine that
08:42 eventually becomes a habit you'll be
08:44 acing your academic life in no time
08:47 to hear four more study tips to help you
08:49 Ace your studies stay tuned for part two
08:51 thanks for watching
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