What doesn’t work

To be a successful student you need to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Throughout this blog I have been outlining things to do while in college to help you be the best you can be. The purpose of this post is to show you not what to do.

• Multitasking – Multitasking will increase the time it takes you to complete tasks. Successful students will complete tasks in an efficient manor by focusing on one task at a time. Don’t start something until you finish the prior task.

• All-Nighters – Staying up all night lowers the focus level of the brain and decreases the brains ability to retain information. You might stay up for 36 hours studying for your test but when you finally fall asleep and wake up you might find yourself

• Cramming – Retention does not come from cramming. Steady and constant studying is how you truly learn the material. Cram for your test and you will probably pass but if you were to take that test 3 days later you might fail.

• Procrastinating – I have written a whole post about procrastinating. Simply put, it is one of the worst habits you can get into and it is one of the hardest to change.

• Partying Hard – Everyone loves to party in college but you have to know when it’s appropriate. You might party tonight because you have nothing to do. When you wake up with a hangover and have a presentation in an hour, you will probably wish you didn’t go out.

• Cheating – Don’t cheat! Nothing good comes from cheating. Would you have wanted your heart surgeon to have cheated his way through school? Didn’t think so.

• Skipping Class – This is the easiest way to fail classes. Attending class is the easiest way to pass a class. Quit being lazy and go to class.