Make a calendar to record events, deadlines, tests and other important dates coming up during the semester. For the crucial items, go back one and two weeks before and put warnings on the date. One week until Mom and Dad s anniversary. Design a study schedule. Many times you will find that once you have gotten into the activity or study, it really is interesting, challenging, and enjoyable.
Most people work better with shorter, more frequent study periods.
Or with breaks during longer sessions. Think of it like interpreting, a complex task requiring alertness, multiple-tasking and processing, and physical strength and stamina. It is common for assignments over two hours to be shared by a team. This is because we acknowledge that our effectiveness as interpreters is compromised after long periods of work. Most teams rotate every twenty to thirty minutes.