What's Your Study Style?

Everyone has their own study style. What kind of studier are you?

The Jammer
For the Jammer, the perfect study session is all about getting the music just right. Each subject demands a different mood. If he wants to power through a bunch of math problems, he chooses something with momentum, like some OK Go. Working on an essay? A more reflective tone, like some Wilco, fits the bill. And of course, the Jammer cannot study in silence. Must. Have. Music.

The Look-Over-There
The Look-Over-There should not do homework in a room that contains any of the following: a computer, a cell phone, a balloon-animal artist, a TV, or socks. Without distractions, the Look-Over-There can be very productive, but seriously, anything remotely interesting threatens this student's ability to focus.

The Bumblebee
This student's study approach is sort of like that song "Flight of the Bumblebee"—i.e. all over the place. No subject gets more than 15-20 minutes at a time. The Bumblebee bounces from reading a chapter in bio to a few geometry problems, then a little bit of note-review for that English quiz, then back to bio. The Bumblebee might like coffee. Definitely likes coffee.

The Box
Nothing can disturb the Box. Nothing. The Box can study in any environment. Stuck on a long car ride with the fam? No problem. Packs of wild dogs howling at the moon outside the window? The Box won't notice. Text messages, the smell of fresh-baked cookies, and even laughing babies can't break the Box's concentration.

The Denier
The Denier's internal dialogue that goes something like this: "I don't think I have any homework. I'm positive I don't. Maybe I should check. No, don't check! If you check you'll see that you do have homework and then you'll have to do it. I absolutely do not have homework." A few minutes hours later the Denier's strategy fails when she admits she has homework and begins tackling it at 11pm.

So, how do you like to study? Do you take different approaches with different subjects?

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