Thursday, July 31, 2008

The benefits of last minute studying


I’m sure I’m wading into controversial waters here, but I seriously feel that studying at the last minute is much better than regular studying… why?
For starters, somehow the pressure built up automatically increases your concentration, grasping and retention abilities. Secondly, when you’ve already done something well enough before, and have to read it again … it is supremely boring. Thirdly, there’s always a chance of overlooking something important which would not have happened if you had studied at the last minute… what tends to happen is… you see a topic and quickly skim through thinking… “I know this damn thing”… and therein lies your folly… coz sure enough something buried in all those simple words appears in the exam to befuddle you…
Lastly… you don’t learn anything new… if you had to study at the last minute… you can be assured of the fact that no matter what, you will walk away from that night more learned !!!

3 comments:

Prof Junbo said...

Hmmm. If you can remember what you crammed for at 8:30 in the morning and you've only had 2 hours of sleep.

Anonymous said...

Last minute studyin is an art;;;i have never been able to master

Narayanan Hariharan said...

hehe! well said.. i've been doin that all these years n that's wat has taken me thru exams :)