Girl Meets Finals

As the FINALS are at the brinks of our lives all we can navigate in our thoughts is December‘s promising summer nights. Completing our finals might feel like a major burden and if only we had a magic wand, to wish that away, we probably all have been graduated already. Therefore, finding the necessary motivation is hard, I know this from first-hand experience so I took the liberty to gather 5 ways you can improve your motivation for this coming finals.1

  1. Identify your goals

Goals unconsciously shape your decision making. If you can act according to your goals it improves your consistency and influences your interest decision and choices. It might sound cliche and all but defining your goals is the key to success. Especially this coming finals have SMART goals which are (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound). If your goals match the SMART criteria you half-way on your way, to getting yourself effortlessly through this coming finals.

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  1. Take initiative

Part of taking initiative requires you to be pro-active either about assignment, test or exams particular that you want to pro-actively study for is a way to take initiative. Initiative comes with responsibility so realize that you and only you are in control now and not tomorrow of your future. Initiative also leans to the fact of doing things differently if you never formed study groups before take the initiative to start things that can benefit you in the long run. People don’t often realize but anticipating in actions requires courage and shows the willingness to be responsible to be what you want to be, and how one can go about it creatively.

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  1. Encourage an Inquiring mind:

Inquiring mind conveys your ability to reflect and listen with an open mind, to create deeper experiences within life. Especially in your time of chaos take the opportunity to slow down and reflect. Inquiring mind requires you to constantly ask questions – so ask questions if you do not understand any work that was currently and previously covered in your semester. Inquiring mind is not only questioning yourself about work but about how you feel? Where you at emotionally, physically and spiritually? What is your body trying to tell you? Asking questions gives us the opportunity to discover so much detail about ourselves and often also the things that we tend to neglect. How many late nighties have you pulled in this last semester and endless caffeine intakes are slowly draining your existence so ask yourself what is it that you need to do right now? And how can you go about studying more efficiently without draining your body capacity.

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  1. Limit your distractions:

Personally what distracts me is the endlessly range of Netflix series. If you relate you know the struggle is real. So find ways to not binge on the Game of Thrones Series and start writing notes for your next exam or assignment that is due.

 

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  1. Organize:

Find creative ways to set-up a study plan and stick to it, so for instance making use of sticky notes and neon highlighters can make your study plan attractive and stand-out.  Make it simple and realistic to stick to. Organize your work place and study in a room that encourage a studying environment.

Conclusion:

At the end of the day we all wish to Ace our exams. So I hope these steps can get you one step closer to getting you through the finals.

For further reading:

  1. 20 Study Hacks to Improve Your Memory

  2. 10 ways to boost your motivation and mood to help you get started on projects

  3. 5 ways to motivate yourself to study a boring subject and/or complete a project

 

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