Seven tips for home studying during the coronavirus pandemic

During this unprecedented time, when people around the globe are finding themselves homebound for weeks at a time, things have to be done differently. You may be home by yourself, or quarantined along with your partner or entire family—either way, study will need an adjustment to allow you to fully focus. Before the pandemic, it was easy to escape to study at a coffee shop or library (or at least somewhere silent), but we’re now readjusting to a new normal in which home studying is the only option. Here are some tips on how to study effectively while stuck at home, whatever your situation might be.

 1. Carve out (and clean out) your study space 

 2. Communicate to others in your home that you will be studying 

 3. Tune out distractions 

 4. Focus 

 5. Reward yourself 

 6. Keep reading 

 7. Set realistic goals 

Economist GMAT Tutor. (2020, April 8). Seven tips for home studying during the coronavirus pandemic. Retrieved September 10, 2020, from https://gmat.economist.com/news-announcements/seven-tips-home-studying-during-coronavirus-pandemic