How do you avoid distractions while studying?

OnlinePersona, LPN · Dec 11, 2014

i suck at studying. i cram my information in a week before the exam.... this working fulltime stuff w/ a needy husband is quite killer

RunBabyRN · Dec 11, 2014

I always joked that studying at home was a great way to get my dishes done, laundry done, house cleaned...

I had to leave and go to Starbucks or the library to get away from all of the excuses not to study. Even then, I had to work to stay off of Facebook, AN, and the like! At home, it was too easy to be distracted and feel guilty about not spending time with my son and husband.

I did find that I was able to study with my headphones on while walking on the treadmill, depending on what I was doing. It REALLY helped (sitting on your butt for 6 hours gets tiresome!). I would study the PowerPoints before exams, or read my ATI e-books on there, where I could expand the print to make it easy to read while walking on an incline. I think the walking helped me retain the material.

verene, MSN · Dec 11, 2014

I typically have to leave my apartment... attempting to study at home is the best way for me to have a clean living space, as I will procrastinate by washing dishes, doing laundry, etc. I usually walk to a local coffee shop, library, or even go sit in a near-by park if the weather is nice. At school I can study just fine in library, cafeteria, and learning/study center.

nlitened · Dec 11, 2014

I have to be anywhere except at home, and in a super quiet place. Then I'm in the zone!

Stacilator · Dec 12, 2014

I downloaded an app called "Self Control." (I have a mac, but there is a program for both)

once you install it, you can set it for up to 24 hours to either A)only allow you to visit sites you set on a "white list" or B) prevent you from visiting sites you add to a "black list."

Once that sucker is activated, you can't turn it off. You can try uninstalling it, shutting off your computer, resetting everything you can think of, but until that timer is up, you can't turn it off.

Seriously, works great.

bostonnrshpfl · Dec 12, 2014

@Stacilator I use that too! Selfcontrol is the best thing that has happened to studying... except maybe lots of coffee :yes:

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Dec 12, 2014

I minimize distractions by forcing myself to go to the local public library to study. My home environment is filled with too many distractions as it is.

AJJKRN · Dec 12, 2014

Honestly, what kept me focused were the two little mouths I had been feeding that I was struggling to support and give a better life to...damn kids... :cautious: Oh yeah...having student loans helped push me too :roflmao:

Toronto1977, BSN, LPN, RN · Dec 12, 2014

Am I the only one that MUST be at home to study? Libraries, Starbucks, anything like that, and I can't focus. People walking by, shuffling of papers, any small noise at all, and I'm focused on everything BUT my notes. Then again, I live on my own with no kids or pets, so perhaps this is why home is ideal for me. Sadly, this is also where the junk food is and who can really study without snacking? Really now... )

frenchtoastwaffles, BSN, RN · Dec 13, 2014

Somewhere that isn't home and with no more than one regular, consistent study buddy. I work best with a partner so that we can bounce questions off of each other, but more than one other person results in conflicting learning/study methods and too much chatting.

I've had ADHD for as long as I can remember and am entirely inflexible with my study methods.

IdaPorchae · Dec 25, 2014

Hi, I've tried looking for this App. I've searched the App store on my Iphone4 but nothing came up that pertained list of websites to shut off. Please let me know if there is something else i could do to find this app.

Thanks