For clearing any competitive exam or for being a successful student, having a productive Sunday routine is very important. As Sunday is the only day in the whole week which we have completely to ourselves without any classes , utilising your day in an effective manner is a must.
What is the importance of Sunday in student life?
Everyday is equally important for a student, but weekdays are quite hectic and organising your weekdays according to yourself is quite tough as the time gets distributed in classes , but one can easily plan their Sunday in the most effective way to utilise every bit of it. By utilising Sunday, doesn’t only mean studying the whole day, that’s practically impossible. There are other things too, which will make your Sunday more profitable. As a productive Sunday will boost you up for the week ahead.
If you want to utilise your Sundays properly, the following list is a great place to start:
Wake up early, complete your daily chores
Set your goals
Prioritise your mental well-being
Analyse past mistakes and volatile topics
Clean your study space
Devote time to friends and family
What is a productive Sunday?
Taking Sunday as an extra credit and doing all your vitally important extra curricular things is considered as having a productive Sunday. This helps in yielding favourable results for the upcoming days.
Things you can do for utilising your Sunday:
- Set goals
Set your weekly goals and targets. Make time to decide a tentative study plan for each day seperately.Long term study plans tend to seem vast and non-achievable, and not completing it on time would put you under pressure whereas short term study plans are more realistic and productive. You can make your short term plans for a week or for every single day in particular. Try to complete your targets, even if you are not able to fully stick to it, still it would motivate you for the next day to stretch your limits and do more.
Make sure you take some time out for physical fitness in your schedule as it is scientifically proven that physical activities can increase your productivity. According to studies, students who participate in physical activities get better sleep and this increases their ability to focus and manage stress. It reduces the risks of anxiety and depression among students.
- Give time to mental health
After a hectic week of studying, your brain also needs some rest . Although sleep can help in rejuvenating your nerve cells, another very important aspect for mental well-being is meditation. It does not only relax your mind but also helps you build concentration and focus. You already know the value of both for a student. It also helps in sharpening your retention power. In 2013, researchers found meditation can help in reducing anxiety and depression too. So, starting your Sunday with a light meditation and exercises would be very beneficial. For references, you can search out guided meditation on your browser or YouTube .
- Analyse past mistakes and revise volatile topics
You must be facing topics which are hard to remember .Sunday is the day when you can alot at least 2 hrs to revise your previous volatile topics to remember them for a longer time.
Tests and mock tests are very important during preparation, but analysing your mistakes in paper and why you committed those mistakes have a greater importance. For instance, one should go through the paper after test and see for the conceptual errors, silly mistakes and new questions to jot down in a separate notebook,referred as mistake notebook. Toppers reveal that they review their mistake notebook multiple times so that they do not repeat the same mistake. On Sundays you can revise your mistake notebook and short notes .
- Cleaning your study space and room
Organising your room and study space tends to look a bit tedious task during weekdays but it can be done on weekends or every alternate Sunday. A clean study space helps in concentrating more. It spreads a whole new energy to your room.
- Spend time with friends and family
Spending leisure time with your kith and kin fills you with joy and enthusiasm. If you are living away from home, take out time and talk to your parents or go for an outing with friends.
- Hobbies
As students ,we don’t devote much time to extra curricular activities, but hobbies are what keeps us alive during continuous study time. One can easily revisit their hobbies on Sunday.
In these ways , you can plan your day according to the time slots which suits you best.
Article by Alishka Kushwaha