Tham khảo tài liệu 'how to study enghlish 4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 1 What do you do first In order to get the most out of what you re studying you need to be in the mood. It helps if you re relaxed and comfortable. It also helps if you re studying where when and how you like to work. Getting Started A successful study session involves preparation. You have to get yourself ready so that you can get off to a good start. This means you ve got to have all the things you need for the task and you need a good place to do it in. And maybe most important of all you need to be mentally ready to begin. This lesson will help you find out how to get ready for productive study. 1 HOW TO STUDY GETTING IN THE MOOD You probably know what it s like to have to do something you don t feel like doing. Whether it s studying washing the dinner dishes or training a new person on the job it s easy to put off doing an unpleasant task. Procrastination You can come up with plenty of excuses for not doing something I can t do the dishes now because I have to pay the bills. I can t train Tony this morning because I m expecting an important call. I can t study now because I have to get a haircut. At some time or another everyone procrastinates. The first step in conquering this problem is to recognize the actual reasons for procrastinating You re not sure you can do it. You re afraid it will involve too much time and effort. You re uneasy in new situations. You don t want to be disturbed. It s hard for you to get started. Knowing why you re procrastinating will help you overcome the tendency to put things off and you ll find it easier to get moving. Trick and Treat to Beat Procrastination We all like be to rewarded for a job well done. And if we know there s going to be a reward at the end we ll be more motivated at the start. You can apply this to studying Trick yourself into working now by promising yourself a treat later. Before you read any further think of a reward you can give yourself rafter you complete this lesson or before you begin the next
