Create a Study Corner

With studying, as with so much else in life, it’s all about location, location, location. For learning outside the classroom, it helps to have a dedicated study space. Here are some ideas on how to make yours:

• Get out of sight (and sound): make your study corner in a place that’s far from TVs, video games, or gathering places for your family or roommates. Keeping visual and audio distractions to a minimum can give you room to think.
• Net/Paper access: if you study with your iPad or laptop, then your study space is more effective if it’s wi-fi enabled. This could be at home, or in a quiet bookstore coffee shop, or even in some outdoor places. Wherever you go, though, you’ll want a comfortable surface to put your writing materials and notebooks.
• Comfort: you will be spending quite a bit of time in this spot, so make it a comfortable, organized one.