If you checked in last week, you learned how to break up your studying time into short chunks, optimizing your attention span and learning potential. This week’s studying tip is all about to-do lists.

Staying organized is key to achieving academic success. If you are like me and have a hard time staying focused, creating to-do lists are essential.

To-do lists are the best way to write down and visualize your tasks at hand. A to-do list will help you prioritize the subjects or topics you need to spend the most time on and can outline when the studying needs to be completed.

For example, if a student was preparing for a math exam in their algebra course, this is how their to-do list might look:

1. Get study guide from teacher

2. Gather all class notes and completed homework assignments

3. Create flashcards

4. Find algebra tutor

5. Study 2 hours each night before test

6. Understand quadratic equations forwards and backwards

7. Complete practice test

8. Review practice test

Not only does a list like this keep you on track, but it also helps reduce the stress of a big test by breaking it down into digestible study portions – going right along with last week’s tip!

Additionally, to-do lists can give you a sense of accomplishment and it is very satisfying to cross items off your list.

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