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Thanks for all your reply's! =)

Pavlina's also got two articles about his college experience and tips for college students, which may also help if you haven't read them already.

Being excited about what you're learning is pretty key. From that, you'll find more motivation to not only learn, do your work but also to manage your time.

Setting clear goals is very important. When you say you're not as productive as you could be, what exactly is your image or description of being extremely productive? What you consider perfect productivity?

Thanks, there was 1 article I haven't read yet for me, perfect productivity is reaching your goals & not wasting to much time while sleeping, msn,... A few weeks ago I was sleeping till 10am & I didn't take breakfast before I went to my classes

The easiest way I've found to determine your own personal rhythms is to take a week and track your energy levels hour by hour. After a week, you'll start to see patterns (Wow! My ass is just draggin' every day from 2-4. Maybe I should try a biphasic sleep schedule!) PM me if you'd like the spreadsheet I use (complete with fancy graphs!)

Good idea I'll start with it tomorrow so I can adjust my schedule to my personal rhythm

# Realize that the seeds you are planting today is creating your future. Which do you chose? Unemployment or never having to even think about not having a source of income.
# Plan my life in more detail and ask questions, lots of questions (research your goals)
# Nothing is more important than being able to motivate yourself, you just have to have a good enough reason, and isn't your future good enough?

Being excited about what you're learning is pretty key. From that, you'll find more motivation to not only learn, do your work but also to manage your time.

I realy like what I'm studying, it is very interesting, but also difficult :-/ When I was in high school, I took the most difficult science / mathematics direction & graduated without studying to much. I thought university would be that easy ... big mistake. I studied not that much & failed for a few courses wich I have to do again this year & now I'm scared to fail again =/ Even when I've never faired bad results before.


This is what I'm going to try:

Wakup at 7.30 - 8h have a good & healthy breakfast
** go to classes if any**

8.45 - 10.45h** study an easy subject for 2h
10.45 - 11.05 take a powernap (20 min)
11.05 - 12.20** study a more difficult subject 1.15h
12.20 - 13.20 lunch 1h
13.20 - 14.20 difficult subject (formules witch I skipped in the other study times) 2h
14.20 - 14.50 big break 30min
14.50 - 16.50** less difficult subject 2h
16.50 - 17.10 20 min break
14.10 - 18.10** exercises / easy subject
18.10 - 19.20 dinner + break 1.30
19.20 - 21.00 review/exercises 1.40h

** In these timeblocks, I'll skip difficult proves if any, I'll study them around 13.20 when I'm most concentrated. In the other study timeblocks, I'll -fast read- them. Six steps for learning difficult subjects quickly
Because I have dyslexia, I don't want to "waste" to much time on reading.

I'm also going to record each day my improvements / mistakes & post them on a blog so I can use it to force myself to keep my "promisses" Do it now!

I currently use a palm zire to manage my time but because it takes sometimes to much time to typ everything in it I also use normal papers.

@Marciek: Study Guides and Strategies is also a great recource to improve your study skills =)

*sorry for my bad english