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A quiet, secluded table or desk.
The greatest sustained speeds in study
—and often the most successful academic performances—are usually
achieved by students who prepare in some degree of seclusion.
This doesn’t mean that you have to be completely isolated, out of sight
and sound of other students. When siblings are around at home or
classmates are in libraries or study halls, total isolation may be
impossible.
But still, with a little effort it’s always possible at least to find a
semisecluded spot. In the library, for example, our best students usually
try to find the table, desk or carrel farthest from the “action,” the
socializing and horseplay that often exist in any school setting.
What about the fear that such an approach to study may seem
antisocial?
At some point, the serious student has to make a decision about
priorities. Let’s face it, you only have a limited amount of time each day.
Extra study time at school can be a real gift for those who want to do
well academically and have some time for extracurricular activities. In
the long run, those who study when the time is available, and play when
study is finished—and do well in both—will gain the respect of most of
their classmates.
Some of these same considerations may apply at home, where there
are brothers or sisters, or where living space is limited. But most good
students manage to find quiet times and places at home, and when they
do, they take full advantage of them.

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A study space devoted entirely to the task at hand.
For many people,
a desktop cluttered with extraneous items, unrelated to the designated
job, makes it much harder to concentrate.
If a girl has a couple of her basketball trophies or a picture of her
boyfriend in front of her, she’s more likely to fantasize about basketball
or her boyfriend than to study.
Or suppose she’s studying math, but her history and English
homework is piled underneath. In such a case, it’s easy to lose the math
materials in the academic “archeological dig” on the desk. Speed and
efficiency become impossible if the physical environment works against
them.
A study area should be devoted entirely to study, if that’s possible.
And when one subject has been completed, you should remove the
materials and then store or file them so that the study space is clean and
ready for the next project.