I don’t know where my time goes?

I have problems like sudden desire to sharpen every pencil in the house, an  unheard of urge to clean your room, an offer to do your sister’s homework. Anything in other words, to avoid your own work. If you find yourself doing anything but your work, either take a break then and there or pull yourself together and get down to work. Self –discipline, too, is a learned habit that gets easier with practice. Remember, what you are seeking to achieve is not just time – but quality time.

The next step to overhaul your current routine is to identify that routine, in detail. My suggestion is to chart in 15 minute increments, how you spend every minute of every day right now. While a day or a two might be sufficient for some of you, I recommended you chart your activities for an entire week, including the weekend. This is especially important if like many people, you have huge pockets of time that seemingly disappear, but, in reality, are devoted to things like “resting” after you wake up, putting on make up or shaving, reading the paper, waiting for transportation or driving to and from school or work, etc. Could you use an extra hour or two a day either for studying or for fun ? Make better use of such “dead”  time and you may well find all the time you need.

The Success Time Table

Here we have given rough outline of a timetable to ensure that maximum utilization of time happens. You can modify this timetable to suit your requirement and convenience.

Quick revision in the class/Coaching Institute

• revise previous day’s class work when you reach and sit in class or before the teacher starts the class
•  revise today’s class work when teacher finishes class and leaves

Quick revision at home

• In the morning after waking up, exercising, or breakfast
• before going to school
• In the night before going to sleep
• Again next morning
• Sunday- revise this week’s class work
• monthly (first or last Sunday of month) monthly class work

Study and learn at home

•      do numerical questions on your own
•      Write and revise slowly to memorize difficult thingsAt home
•      regularly do relaxation/breathing
•      sleep during day also
•      focus on more and more practice through problem solving
•      take as many mock tests as you can.At school
•      form a group of students having same goals and objectives as you have. Try to interact with students who are more intelligent than you.
•      cooperate with other students (you are not competing only against them)During exam-days and during exams
•      do not eat just before exam
•      use relaxation techniques
•      read questions slowly, think, plan, and then write answers
•      sleep well - do not study too hard - do not get tired

General

•      read fast
•      take notes using “mind-map” technique
•      take breaks every 45 minutes while studying

How do you feel on the day of the exam? Why do you think you feel this way?

When you are faced with a difficult situation, it is only natural that you feel stressed. In fact, some amount of stress might even be beneficial - it spurs you to perform better. For example, runners, athletes, and yes, soldiers too use stress to perform beyond their natural physical and mental limits.

However, problems arise when stress becomes unmanageable. Unfortunately, that usually happens on the day of the exam! Your mind might cease to think clearly and goes blank. Ultimately, you end up making careless mistakes, or forgetting information.

Here are a few things you can do to keep stress in control on the day of the exam.

•     Do not think about the exam results, on the exam itself. Try to think pleasant thoughts about things you like such as your pet, chocolates, sweets, sports, or pleasant environments.

•     As far as possible, try not to discuss the exam with others. This helps to keep exam anxiety  under control.
•     Ensure your breathe properly and take long deep breaths. This helps your oxygen intake and relieves stress. During such exercises, clear all thoughts out of your mind and concentrate on your breathing.
•     If you like to pray, you might like to close your eyes and say a short prayer. This might given you extra self-confidence and peace of mind.