Studying can be a mess — with so many subjects to handle and so much information to cover, you can feel totally overwhelmed.
What you may not have thought of is using timed study to help keep yourself in check.
所以，让我们通过如何以及为什么要做定期的研究！
Why should you time your study?
How does timed study work?
What about timed practice exams?
Why should you time your study?
Studying under timed conditions can be very helpful, for a whole bundle of reasons — so we’ll take you through each of those reasons now!
原因＃1：考试练习
First of all,考试在定时条件下举行，因此实践问题具有定时压力的做法是良好的学习经历。It’ll give you more exposure to the time constraints you would have under exam conditions.
Reason #2: Keeps you motivated
There’s also the nature of timed study — having a time limit for your study will help make you motivated and study in the most effective way.
This is primarily because having a strong schedule for study, especially if it’s one that has enough break time,can really help keep you sane by giving you a sense of control and self-direction.
Reason #3: It keeps you on schedule
To cap it all off, timed study allows you to compartmentalise — by scheduling yourself to change subjects after a break, you can keep yourself fresh.
区分您在学习期间关注的主题更有帮助。If you can use timed study to totally switch gears to a different way of thinking, you can really maximise your study potential.
How does timed study work?
这很容易令人惊讶！遵循这5个步骤，以便进入一个坚实的学习程序。
步骤1：设置学习块的时间限制
This step is pretty easy if you’re doing something like a practice exam —NESA规定时间限制很清楚，所以只需偷走它们。
It can be a bit tougher in a general circumstance — how long should you set your time periods before taking a break?
A good starting point is the Pomodoro method,这涉及将研究分离成25分钟的块，分隔5分钟。每个25/5会话都被称为“Pomodoro”，每组4个Pomodoros，然后更长的休息大约半小时。
The handy thing about this is since it’s an established study method,there are purpose-built appstiming your pomodoros.
But what if 25 minutes just doesn’t sound like enough for you?
这很酷。有时，将定时研究拟合成25分钟并不是最有效的。根据您所需的主题，25分钟可能不足。
If this is the case, you can extend the Pomodoro method into a longer-form session.
第2步：确定学习块的频率
在我的HSC年期间，我花了2个小时的牢固学习，并将整个受试者放在床上 - 然后我花了半个小时。
我没有时间半小时时间 - 相反，我会喝一杯茶，然后观看电视节目或动漫的一集，吹掉蒸汽。
我每晚只做两次，所以基本上是两个学习块，每个学习块都是一小时。
是的 - 这意味着我只研究了两个受试者一个夜晚。But with seven nights in a week, that’s 14 slots to fill. I only had 4 different subjects, so that worked out for me. If I took Saturdays off, I could do each subject 3 times a week.
Step #3: Figure out when you should take a break
Focussing for 2 hours straight isn’t for everyone, so maybe you’ll do best to pull it back to 45 minute sessions, or whatever works for you.
Experiment a little bit to know what your maximum time is, and work around that.
Note:The most important part is to remember, whatever the length of your session, you should pair it with breaks around 20% of that length.
第4步：选择每晚学习哪些科目
Once you’ve decided on a time structure, try and pair up subjects that work well together.
I always liked to swap between Maths and French as a set, and Chemistry and English.
I found that swapping between subjects that utilised different skills helped to maximise my potential.这取决于你想要做的事情，但这是我的推荐。
步骤＃5：时间让你思考！
Now you’re all ready to go! If you’re using the Pomodoro method as-is, check out the list of apps on the link up above.
If you’d like to change up your schedule a little bit,要么在手机上设置精细的警报系统，要么让自己一个厨房定时器并手动设置。
What about timed practice exams?
Longer-form timed study can be more difficult — most people aren’t used to keeping their heads down over an entire 3 hour exam.
So it can be helpful to do practice exams in groups, or ask a parent to supervise to help maintain the atmosphere.
There you have it — timed study is a powerful technique you can use to optimise your performance at home.
通过限制你必须学习和安排自己的时间很多休息，你可以真正把自己变成积极的情况。更聪明，更努力！
Now set out and time your study!
Need help with lessening procrastination? Check out our article这里！
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Matt Saundersis a huge nerd who first got into writing through fanfiction. He’d known science was the path for him since a young age, and after discovering a particular love of bad chemistry jokes (and chemistry too), he’s gone onto to study Forensic Chemistry at UTS. His HSC in 2014 was defined in equal parts by schoolwork and stagecraft, which left him, weirdly enough, with a love of Maths strong enough to inspire him to tutor any level, along with 7-10 Science and HSC Chemistry.
