The Importance of HABIT

We are now a few weeks into the semester and it is a good time to review what habits you are developing.  One thing that is interesting about college is that each semester is different – different classes, different time schedule, often different buildings and routes you travel each day.   So each semester you have to develop new routines and habits of studying.

Take a look at your daily habits.  Do you have free time between classes?  What are you doing – going to the Library to review class notes or going back to your room to nap or watch TV?  Are you getting up in time to have breakfast before class?  How are you fitting in exercise?  Each semester is different and each semester you have to get into productive and healthy routines.

It is exhausting if you are deciding each day how you are going to use your time and if you are constantly making choices between studying and wasting time.   It is much easier if you are in the HABIT of making productive choices!

Remember – how you spend your time on a day-to-day basis determines the results you will earn on exams and grades.  Get into the HABIT of using your time well.

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