This document discusses things students should avoid when studying, including listening to music with lyrics, eating too much, watching videos, having friends around for a "group study," and engaging with social media. It explains how each of these activities can be distracting and prevent students from focusing on and understanding their lessons. The document emphasizes that having the right mindset and discipline is key to effective studying.

1. What You Should Not
Do When Studying

3. If that red mark on the
top of your test paper has
a face, it would probably
wear a mocking smirk
intended for you or for
those around you. This
depends whether you got
an excellent remark or a
failure.

4. Now, if you got the latter then maybe
something is wrong with your study habits?

5. Here are some things you need to stop
doing when you’re studying.

6. Listening to your favorite
songs

7. Though this may depend upon the person,
most of the people don’t notice how
distracted they can be when they’re trying to
study while listening to the soundtrack of
their life.

8. The situation will be...
You know the lyrics of
the song. After a few
seconds of nodding
your head to the tune,
you are now singing
with all your heart.

9. You feel happy after finishing the whole
playlist, knowing that you still memorize all
the lyrics. But did you understand what you
are reviewing? Hey, did you even get to
read the lessons?

10. Eating too much

11. Having a snack is perfectly okay. It is even
recommended to take a break after long
hours of pouring into your books.

12. But to eat continuously while studying may
only distract you and make you feel sleepy,
especially if you eat heavy meals.

13. Another thing is that when you condition
your mind that you can’t study without
eating anything.

14. Chances are, you’ll end up waiting for your
food delivery before you study. The clock is
ticking, buddy.

15. Watching videos

16. We’ve all been there. “Just one
episode.” We would say. Lo and behold! We
have finished watching the whole series of
our favorite drama.

17. If not, we’ll be fretting on what’s gonna happen
next (Is my favorite character going to die?)

18. Random funny videos are not really going to
help too.

19. You will end up watching one video after
another, why not? It’s funny. You can’t get
enough of it. And then, “Hey! I’ll share this to
my bro!” Which can be related to the next...

20. Having your friends around

21. You invited all your friends for a “group
study.” Well, as what they always say, two
heads are better than one!

22. You can throw questions to one another
while studying (which may eventually lead to
throwing pillows/snacks).

23. You can exchange opinions on what you
have understood about the lesson (or you
may also exchange opinion about the
guy/girl from another class).

24. Engaging in social media

25. Just stay away from the internet.

26. With its endless capabilities, the
distractions are also bound to be infinite.

27. Don’t tell everybody that you are studying in
a status update, tweet, post, or whatever.
Your friends will respond to your post and
you will end up having a conversation.

28. Or you may unconsciously browse through
the news feed/dashboard and without
knowing it, hours have passed already.

30. Though the aforementioned things may or
may not apply to an individual, having the
right mindset and discipline is the key to
study right. Whether you are studying in a
private school or government-owned or
even one of theinternational schools in the
Philippines, all students have the
responsibility to study smartly for them to
learn the lessons they needed.