Co-authored by Jai Flicker Last Updated: December 1, 2022

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Work with your friends or a tutor.

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Positive peer pressure can be a great motivator![15] Unless working with others creates more of a distraction, find a study buddy or group you can collaborate with. Set goals together, and check-in along the way–either in-person or with text updates. If group studying doesn’t work for you, find a tutor who can help you work through your assignments. Make appointments in advance and use these as progress deadlines to work towards.

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  Look for a tutor at your school or consult a private tutoring agency.
  
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  In a study group, each person could volunteer to tackle a different sub-topic, then you could all share your study materials with each other.[16]
  
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  Reserve a study room, bring snacks, or gamify your studying to make the work more enjoyable.
  
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  Start working well ahead of time in case your peers fail to meet the group goals and to make sure you have time to brush up on certain subjects independently.
  

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Create visual aids for a fun, efficient study tool.

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Make diagrams and pictures to help you connect and remember ideas. Try creating a mind map or Venn diagram to organize the topics you need to study. Draw out a map and use colors, arrows, and icons to help you visualize the concepts presented in your textbook. Or color-coordinate your notes to help you associate topics and ideas.[17]

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  Rather than skimming vocab words from a PDF or textbook, rewriting the words and definitions in your own handwriting with a fun-colored pen might help you retain the information better.
  

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Use classic study tricks to memorize facts.

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