Studying During Breaks & Holidays: Keeping Your Motivation For Study

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For students who are undertaking full-time study in Singapore has an education system that aims for both academic excellence and skills development. However, with such a focus on academics, there is the pressure to keep up with one’s studies even during semester breaks or the holiday season.

If you find yourself in such a predicament during a school break, here are some tips on how you can stay motivated to study during breaks and holidays so that you will be able to get your full time and part-time diploma.

1) Check your course schedule.

If you haven’t checked your course schedule in a while, now is the time to do so. Aside from the topics that you are assigned to study during the break, take note of those topics that you don’t fully understand. You may need to review those early topics first before you move on to your break assignments.

2) Work out a break study place and schedule.

With so many potential distractions during breaks, you need to work out a schedule for studying and determine a great place where you can study in peace. Make sure that you allot an hour or two for study during that time of the day wherein you are doing nothing. Or, in the case of the holidays, you can set study times before or after you go out Christmas shopping. If you want total peace and quiet, study in the library.

3) Let your family in on your study plans.

Family obligations, including visits to relatives, may interfere with your study plans. Inform your parents and/or other family members about your study schedule. Tell them that you need to study during the break/holidays and, if possible, they can work family obligations and visits around your sked. It will be much easier for you to get the quiet time you need for study if your family members understand your situation.

4) Synchronise your learning with the things you love.

Given that you’re supposed to be resting or enjoying yourself, you may find yourself feeling lazy to study. Trying synchronising the topic you are studying with your interests. For example, if you happen to be studying a topic related to sales and business management, utilise the principles you have learned in selling Christmas fruit cakes, pastries and other foods that you love to cook and bake.

5) Stay healthy.

To keep your motivation high, make sure that you stay healthy during the breaks and holidays. Eat a healthy diet and get in some regular daily exercise to keep those “feel good” hormone levels high.