Motivation is a drive that comes from within. The zeal to invest your time and energy into something useful isn’t something that someone else can build inside you. It is you and you alone who can motivate yourself enough to keep giving your 100% and keep making constant efforts. But to help you keep your motivation level high and make your preparation journey more fruitful, we have listed for you some important tips to remain motivated throughout your examination preparation journey.
In this article, we discuss some life changing hacks that have worked for most individuals who just like you, found it hard to remain motivated throughout their preparation journey. Here are some hacks that worked for them and they might work for you too.
Before starting your examination preparation journey, you should know that your brain is like a supercomputer that has everything programmed well into it. However, just like a supercomputer can be modified & new installations and plugins can be downloaded into it to make it run at its full efficiency, a human brain can also be tricked into harnessing its full potential. This article talks about those tricks that will help you harness your brain’s true potential and stay motivated throughout an otherwise overwhelming exam preparation journey.
Best Tips to Remain Motivated during Exam Preparation
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Create the best study schedule that suits your requirements :
A well curated study schedule is the master in any preparation journey. Most people make a very hefty study schedule for themselves which they follow for some time, but get exhausted following in the long run. So to avoid that, make a schedule that is logical to follow for a long duration. A well curated time table includes long study hours with reasonably long breaks so that your brain doesn’t feel too full to take in anything new. It is easy for people to stick to a schedule rather than doing things unplanned. A time table acts as a constant reminder for what time in your day is dedicated to what and curbs any sorts of distractions.
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Reward Yourself :
The reward in a competition is what compels people to participate in it in the first place. That’s exactly what a reward at the completion of a task does. To continue with a timetable, it is really important that you woo your mind with something lucrative at the end. For example, ‘I’ll grab my favorite treat once I’m done with this task.’ ‘I’ll have a pizza for dinner if I finish this deadline.’ ‘I’ll go for a stroll once I’m done reading this chapter.’
Treat yourself to achieving a goal, reward yourself when you complete a deadline. With each goal that you achieve, your productivity will go up ten folds.
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Set realistic study goals :
The problem with most people who prepare for various exams is that they feel they set realistic goals. Most who are preparing for exams choose to start early. But with time or motivation face away. In such a situation an unrealistic timetable will reduce our interest in the subject overtime and preparation would become fruitless. Do not fill your time table with heavy study hours with no room for breaks. Understand that the sole purpose to start early was to not make your timetable heavy and bulked up which becomes hard to follow.
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Create a positive environment :
A positive environment works wonders to remain motivated throughout your preparation journey. Certain amount of greenery on your desk, some music playing in the background, or the sweet smell of incense sticks can capture a positive environment that is best to start studying and keep you motivated to continue for longer durations. These little vibe boosters don’t only lighten up the mood but also give you a dopamine hit to give you a feeling of happiness and will help continue doing what you’re doing for a longer time.
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Understand your study pattern :
Not every time table works for everyone. Every human being has a different tendency to approach tasks. For some of us the same task would take minutes to complete but for some of us it would take hours to complete. For some of us, studying early morning works wonders. But for some of us studying late and night would do the job. Some of us might be able to sit for 3 hours straight and complete a chapter in one go, while for some of us, 3 breaks might be required to finish the same chapter. Therefore it is necessary to understand your study pattern. Studying is very much like praying. It can be done more comfortably when done according to your convenience. Do not pressurize yourself to follow the routine that everybody else is following. Crack your own study pattern and follow it religiously until you succeed.
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Avoid distractions :
The most challenging task in many people’s preparation journey is the distractions that come in the way. The best way to avoid distractions is to keep away whatever distracts you. If your phone becomes your biggest distraction, switch off your phone or put it on silent mode while you are studying. Do not think of anything else except for your study goal in the duration of your study hour. Practice meditation to increase your attention span. If you get distracted too easily, choose a study hour that is less distracting for you. Isolate yourself for the time being when you are studying so as to avoid communication with anyone that might turn out to be a distraction for you.
Conclusion
Every individual is different. Therefore, for everyone, work can be different. For some people setting the time table does the job. But for some, a reward at the end of the task might be useful. For some people isolation works well while for some a simple incense stick could do the job.
Therefore, it is for you to figure out what serves as the best motivator for you. In the above article we have listed some of the best techniques to remain motivated that have worked for many people throughout their preparation journey.
