Short, concentrated preparatory efforts are more efficient and rewarding than wasteful, inattentive, last moment marathons. Yet, so many students fail to learn this lesson and end up repeating it over and over again until it becomes a wasteful habit. Successful students do not procrastinate. They have learned that time control is life control and have consciously chosen to be in control of their life. Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no. 1 study skills problem for college students.
Procrastinators are good excuse-makers.
Don't make academics harder on yourself than it has to be. The 10 items listed above are paraphrased from an article by Larry M Ludewig called Ten Commandments for Effective Study Skills which appeared in the Teaching Professor, December, 1992. Students have the right to seize the responsibility for their own destiny and should be encouraged to do so. I have the responsibility to come to every class prepared to listen, to participate, and to learn. I have the responsibility to read the text carefully, noting important ideas and rephrasing concepts in my own words.