Sitting down and reading a textbook or being sprawled out on a bed and skimming through an assignment is a small part of it. Studying is an all-out concentrated attempt to learn. It is successful only if you learn well and efficiently. Some of the components which contribute to successful study habits are good motivation, organization of work, budgeting time, good attendance in class, concentration, listening, and reading of the texts including all charts, graphs, and tables.
Motivation is the desire or the urge to learn.
This urge to learn may come from the use which you wish to make of the subject in your future career. It may come from a desire to satisfy your teacher or parents. It may come from a desire to enter college, to earn a scholarship, or from a desire for a feeling of accomplishment. Unless you have a desire to learn, there is a tendency to secure just enough knowledge to last through the next meeting of the class. Motivation can be a desire for happiness, rewards, obtaining the praise of others, or just receiving satisfaction in obtaining the answers to the unknown.