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Open Advice top tips: Set realistic targets

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Set realistic short-term targets so you focus on the immediate task

29 Apr
2008
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The Open University / Richard Learoyd taxi driver reading a course manual
  • When your energy flags, set yourself a task for the next realistic span of time (say, 20 minutes or half an hour); then give yourself a break.
  • Alternatively, set your tasks just for the next assignment so that you’ll have achieved a concrete goal.
  • Review your overall aims at the next available opportunity.

Georgia:

"When time is limited, I aim to 'finish this chapter or exercise' or 'listen to this tape' and then stop for a cuppa.

Paul:
"If I get fed up with studying, I put the books down and go for a run or not study for a couple of days. Sometimes the material can become boring: it’s not you that’s the problem but the books!"

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