Top Ten Reasons to Have a Study Plan (in no particular order)

  • Keeps you accountable
    • If you’ve planned to study and you’re watching TV, you’ll know it!
  • Allows you to prioritize
    • You can’t avoid those hard subjects forever. Having a plan will help you make sure that you create adequate time for your difficult topics so that you don’t procrastinate or neglect them.
  • Ensures you get through everything
    • It is so easy to spend too much time on a topic that is interesting, or get too focused on the details of a topic. Having a plan will help you keep track to make sure you’re paying attention to everything.
  • You get to assess progress
    • Who doesn’t like the feeling of checking something off a list?
    • You’ll also be able to look back and see how far you’ve gotten, sometimes it can seem endless!
    • You can also look forward and stay motivated about what you have left.
  • You can schedule guilt free breaks
    • Study breaks are just as important as studying! The key here, however, is that you are studying! 😉
  • Reduces stress, this is doable!
    • You can break up the material into chunks.
    • You can make the steps challenging but achievable.
  • Sets up boundaries (now study, now don’t!)
    • The test is challenging, it will push your boundaries, but with a plan you can work on staying mentally and physically healthy.
  • Allows for more focused sessions
    • You can do more with a single focused punch than you can burning yourself out.
  • Creates a habit for studying
    • Everything becomes a little bit easier when it is a habit. A plan will help you maintain healthy habits and make the “open the book” step much easier.
  • Puts you in control of your learning!
    • You are working towards being a dentist! There won’t tests like this once you graduate, but becoming a lifelong learner will make you a fantastic doctor. You know your strengths and weaknesses, use these!

 

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