After 30 something years of living on this earth, I am finally admitting I have a problem. I’ve battled with this problem for many years. My parents have tried to help me and so has my wife but today the buck stops here.

Before you judge me and before I reveal to you my bad habit, let’s talk about STUDY HABITS.

As a student, what study habits have you developed? Do you study in bed? Do you spend time looking at each subject every day? Do you find yourself distracted when you study? Whatever the case, always keep in mind…the Study Habits you develope will determine your academic success so establish GOOD study habits and respect those habits.

Here’s my coming out: I bite my finger nails. For years, I have looked at my hands, put my fingers in my mouth and chewed on whatever nail was long enough to fit in between my teeth. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t bitten them down to the bone, I do have some nail to work with, but I have developed a habit of biting my nails. But today I have decided to change this habit and respect this new habit.

You might say Kantis, I need to change some study habits. Well take a look at these tips below:

1. Make a quality decision to change.
2. Become accountable to someone and set boundaries to protect your decision.
3. Develop new and good habits See the “Do-Do’s of Studying”

Changing some of your study habits will change how you perform academically. Once you implement your new habits, set up boundaries that will help you keep them. Don’t lay down when you study or you will fall asleep. Put your calls on forward during your study time so that you won’t be distracted by your phone ringing. Set up boundaries that will protect your new habit - respect your new habits.

In order for me to be successful in my new habit of not biting my finger nails, I have created the boundaries of keeping my fingers away from my mouth unless I am eating, consistently getting manicures and paying a ten dollar fine to my wife whenever I break my new habit. I will create a new habit of not biting my nails and I will respect that habit or my wife will be very rich.

Developing good study habits will help you academically achieve success in all your classes.

Kantis Simmons is America’s #1 Academic Success Coach, Professional Speaker, and author, who travels throughout the nation coaching high school and college students to play their ‘A Game’ in and outside the
classroom. Acclaimed for receiving three college degrees without paying a single penny to receive them, Kantis is the author of “Playing Your ‘A’ Game: Principles for Academic Success”; a must have for every student!

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