Hello Enthusiastic of Knowledge!

A common feeling among students, unsurprisingly, is that studying is boring.

Today, with the exams just a corner away, we’ll discover on of the reasons why studying is boring and a couple of strategies to make it way more enjoyable.

Why studying is boring

If studying is boring you, you're not hitting the learning sweet spot. In fact, 'learn and grow' is a fundamental need in nature, and we are inherently motivated to do so.

If studying feels boring, it's probably because you're not engaging your brain in that direction. Our brains thrive on challenges because they provide an opportunity for growth and learning.

However, there needs to be a good balance between the effort we need to expend and the level of difficulty of the challenge to reach a desirable level of difficulty, our sweet spot.

If the challenge is too easy, it becomes boring for us, but if it's too difficult, it's also boring! We need to find a balance to achieve the desired level of difficulty.

And when we do, we become... well... addicted!

Here are some ideas on how to achieve that

How to make our brain enjoy study more :

1. Our brain enjoys challenges but not futility

There's a fundamental difference between studying and learning.

Studying involves acquiring information; it's the process of learning itself.

Learning, on the other hand, is what we do with that information, how we apply it in real life.

The act of learning is what makes us feel grown, evolved, and it's what fuels our motivation. Therefore, we want to connect what we study with what we learn and apply in our experience, because in doing so, we'll feel inherently more motivated to do it.

To do this, ask yourself: how can I challenge myself to reflect more on what I'm learning?

If what you're studying seems boring and irrelevant, make it relevant!

Ask ChatGPT how this concept has been applied in real life.

For example, if you're studying frequency and pitch in physics, you might find it boring looking at all those formulas.

But if you connect it to how music, guitar, or piano works, suddenly it becomes more interesting because it's more relevant.

2. Perceived control

This is also one of the principles used by video games to be so intriguing.

No one likes to do something because they're forced to. However, when we do the same thing willingly, we are more motivated and find it more interesting.

Feeling like we have control and acting according to our will makes everything easier.

So, instead of feeling obligated, for example, to take an exam, accept the situation, relax, and enjoy the process.

The choice is yours: either way, you'll be studying for 20 hours. Do you want to be stressed or do you want to be joyful?

Try it out and let me know!

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Have a great week,

Isa