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Jasmine, a graduating high school senior, is heading to UCLA in the fall to kick off her college career. Despite being an incoming freshman, Jasmine already has studying down to a science, which is clear if you check out her Instagram and YouTube, both called studyquill. On Instagram, her images, which are neat and aesthetically pleasing, highlight her skillful and organized bullet journaling and note-taking techniques. Underneath those images are bright, engaging and informative captions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nJasmine, herself, innately finds joy in learning. Studying often comes easy to her, as she sees it as a way to improve herself. But, occasionally, she too struggles to feel motivated. And in those moments, she says it\u2019s important to stay disciplined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are those moments when you feel super inspired and you feel really passionate about getting work done,\u201d says Jasmine. \u201cBut it also depends a lot on discipline, rather than just relying on bursts of sudden motivation. Training yourself to do work even if you don\u2019t necessarily feel super inspired in the moment is a skill that takes a lot of time to develop. It\u2019s kind of like working out a muscle. So it really comes down a lot to practicing methods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who feel anxious or weighed down by the thought of studying may benefit from the Pomodoro study method, Jasmine explains. The method uses a timer to break down studying into intervals of 25 minutes with short breaks in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As far as staying productive, Jasmine says the first thing she does before sitting down to study is create an effective work environment, free of distractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI put my phone in the highest closet that I can barely reach, and I\u2019ll turn off the notifications, of course,\u201d says Jasmine. \u201cConversely, if there\u2019s something that would normally sidetrack me, like maybe I need to get up to get my school supplies out of my backpack or maybe I need to get up to get a drink of water, I\u2019ll have those really close by on hand. If I need to do things that are actually important to my productivity, I don\u2019t have to go out of my way and break my workflow to get them done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kuro<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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By the looks of her Instagram posts, Kuro, an aspiring medical researcher and current college student in the United States, could seemingly teach a course in calligraphy. Her Instagram images regularly feature her minimalist and organized notes, which fall beneath a bright, cursive heading. If you look next to those notes, you\u2019ll likely see the pens she wrote them with. Through her captions, which are typically only one or two sentences long, she often gives you a brief glimpse into her personality and interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKuro finds motivation to study through organized goal setting. It is important, she says, to consider both long- and short-term goals. If you only consider long-term goals, it’s easy to burn out quickly. But too much focus on short-term goals alone can make studying seem unfulfilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy best advice is to write down what it is you want and have a clear picture of how succeeding as a student will get you to your goals,\u201d says Kuro. \u201cTo make it even more motivating, post your goals or send them to someone you trust to keep you on track, if you need the extra kick!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kuro, like many of her Instagram peers, says the first thing you need to do to increase your productivity is to set that phone aside. Otherwise, she says becoming a more productive studier really depends on what works best for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI tend to work more efficiently without noise, so I try to study in my room or my dorm most of the time,\u201d Kuro said. \u201cThis varies from person to person, though, and the only way to figure out what works for you is to try different things and be honest about how your productivity is with each new change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the ideas she lists include moving locations, adjusting your background noise level, playing or not playing music, and switching up the timing and length of your breaks. \u201cThe list goes on!\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Megan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Megan, a pre-med student at the University of Texas at Austin, takes a positive, uplifting approach to studying. Next to the laptop and notebooks that she often features on her Instagram images sits the occasional drink, snack or even stuffed animal. Her captions, which are often long enough to be considered blog posts, are engaging, encouraging and informative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMegan, personally, finds motivation for studying through many avenues. She says she values the fact that she\u2019s able to study beyond high school, and she would never do anything to jeopardize that. She also feels a jolt after getting a good grade back, and she uses that as motivation to perform well on her future assignments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those struggling to stay motivated, however, she suggests following people with similar interests on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSocial media plays such a huge role in our lives that we ought to find something good in it instead of perhaps mindlessly scrolling,\u201d says Megan. \u201cI generally follow people who create a healthy, rather than toxic, environment. Whenever I see a post about someone working hard for their education or their fitness, it makes me want to do that for myself. After a while, it becomes a habit to get some studying done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of increasing your productivity, Megan, too, says the biggest thing is to get rid of your phone! It\u2019s a huge distraction, she says, and leaving it right next to you is too big of a temptation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLeave it in another room, give it to someone else, or use an app like Forest to prevent you from unlocking your phone and using it,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On top of that, Megan says it’s pivotal to find what time of the day works best for you personally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor example, I am more productive at night,\u201d says Megan. \u201cSo during the day, I do some light work, but I usually get extremely productive at night. So instead of burning myself out throughout the day, I save a lot of the harder work for the night time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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