Winters are undeniably lazy for everyone, young or old. From getting out of the blanket in the morning and going to school or work all the way to coming home and going about the house chores and studying, winters make it too hard for us to function. So, attempting to bring that activity in you, here’s how to be more productive in the chilly weather.
Tips to Increase Academic Productivity
There are many ways that productive students find their energy and the zeal for studies in the chilly weather. These ways however, differ from student to student depending on their lifestyle and approach to their academics.
Here are some of the best and the most useful tips for students on how to be more productive in winters.
Get Physical
While it may be hard to even hear about being physically active during winters. But that is the key to getting started. While some of us are quite active and willing for a run in the morning, the real struggle is getting out of bed.
So, here are some bonus tips to wake up early in winter and evidently in summer too.
- Keep your alarm clock or your phone away from your bed so you have to get up to stop it from ringing.
- Drink plenty of water before going to bed. This might help you get up as by daybreak you might have to go to the bathroom.
- Keep warm clothes right beside the bed so you don’t feel cold getting up and dressing up.
- Go to bed early to wake up early. This will help you complete your sleep cycle and wake up fresh.
Make Your Next-Day Plan Fun
When you have your next day planned well, you can easily wake up, be active, and get on with your day. As the famous proverb goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way,” this can have quite a profound impact on our lives or academic lives for students.
Here are some tips to help you make a fun plan for your next day so you don’t just look forward to classes but fun as well.
- Plan a fun game with your peers in class during a probable free period.
- Look forward to a sport that you might have planned with your peers.
- We also really look forward to chapters and laboratory sessions.
Keep Healthy and Don’t Fall Sick
Winters are beautiful but they are also the seasons we fall sick a lot. Therefore this tip is all about keeping yourself healthy and not falling sick.
- Help yourself to some good quality yoghurt and strengthen your immunity.
- Keep your exercise session going regularly.
- Take a yoga break once in a while and use ‘jal neti’ to keep your sinuses clear and warm.
- Eat a healthy balanced diet and boil your vegetables before cooking to remove the harmful chemicals of pesticides and fertilizers.
Dress up Well, Look the Part
Sometimes when you look good, you actually feel good. It can be just as hard to get dressed when you’re used to living in your pyjamas or sweatpants all the time. You’re more likely to feel good when you look good. It’s a simple idea that works surprisingly well, so get out of your sweats and dress for success! This will make you feel a lot better right when you need it.
Stick to a 30-Minute Schedule for Study at Home
A task seems like a mountain when you look at it all together. But, as we have been told time and again to break tasks into small doable chunks, it is time you take that sentence seriously.
Commit to a thirty minute schedule for your studies whenever you can. Study for thirty minutes straight and then take a break, catch a few rays, get a snack, then get back to studies again. That is how successful people in the world have achieved so much.
Also Read: 10 Effective Study Techniques to Try This Year.
Bottom Line
Winters will affect your lifestyle whether you are a student or a working professional, an active person or a leisurely laid-back person. The above-mentioned tips can help you to a great extent on how to be more productive if you are a student or struggling to catch up with your academics due to winter.
Cambridge International School Guwahati makes it as convenient and easy as possible for students to bring out their creativity and best performance during winters.
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