The Ultimate Guide To Boosting Your Learning Habits
For decades children have been banished to quiet classes and kitchen tables to study. The concept is, a child needs to be in an environment where there are no distractions in order to absorb the information presented to them. Of course, there are times when that is what is needed. However, that is the exception to the rule for most people.
Observe children who are too young to have established their own learning profile. In a group setting (a learning free-for-all) kids get excited. They do their best to remember and to jump in. Their hands shoot up the second they know an answer, and this game-type atmosphere lets everyone enjoy the work.
The flip side is, a child who does not know the answers, learns them in the game, and is not singled out for not knowing them. There is no pressure or humiliation for not remembering as quickly as other children. A child who is not allowed this luxury will have trouble focusing. Everything is a distraction. They may just stare at dust dancing in a ray of sunshine, or the way the dog’s ears spring up when a bird sits on a window frame. This translates into a study area that is just too quiet.
Below you will find some really good places to study.
We have done the research. We asked many students for their opinion on how they get into their best study work zone. We also consulted resources like this one from www.phyzzle.com. We asked for their opinion in really good places to study. This is the result of our (and their) work.
The coffee shop office
With technology everywhere, high school and college students began taking their tablets and smartphones along with them to access WiFi. The concept of being able to work or study in a public setting was hip and trendy. From that trend, coffee shops sprang up in college towns everywhere.
Access to WiFi, the background noise, and several cups of caffeine in a cup made the coffee shop the perfect home office for the student between classes or on their lunch hour at work.
This caught on so fast that the education experts barely kept up. Suddenly people were leaving their apartments with deafening silence, to go to a crowded and noisy coffee shop and their grades were getting better! Suddenly all those times their teenagers complained, ”I can’t study here. It’s too quiet!” flooded their memory.
The study of studying
The pros in the field began doing in-depth studies on concentration and noise. The findings backed up the coffee shop students. Concentration showed to be easier to attain and maintain in the busy setting. Furter, when students were sitting near other students that were deep in thought, it was contagious. The background noise of lattes being stirred and cups clinking actually allowed the student to block out their environment and stay focused.
All this means, it is not the noise that keeps us from reaching our peak concentration. It is the quality of the noise. It is noise that blends together and allows you to block out distractions. Here are some good places to study that allow for the same concept.
- The gym
- The laundry room
- Cafeterias
- Public parks
One exception (kind of)
Many people think that listening to music while you study makes you retain information better. Some studies back that up, but only in certain situations. If you are doing something like memorizing facts, soothing music may help you concentrate, but loud and aggressive music will stall you. The tedious study requires a more serene environment. So when it comes to popping in the earbuds so you can study, first consider the subject. The key to this seems to be finding a level of noise in a certain condition, that works for you.
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