1. You must have your own rhythm.
It is best to get up and sleep time around a certain moment every day.
2. Find the most efficient golden period. Use writing to find it.
I used to read the literature for a day and felt that no matter what time period, my efficiency was similar and I was very dedicated. As a result, I changed to writing and found that my thoughts were clearest in the morning and were significantly compared with other time periods. Then the period from getting up to lunch is my prime time. During this period, you should do the most important thing without breaking the mail or chatting with others.
3. Tasks must be subdivided, but execution must be flexible.
I think the most different thing about scientific research and exam-oriented learning is that you must learn to measure the distance between the end point yourself, and then formulate tasks more and more accurately. Each task should be refined to the point where it can be executed immediately as soon as you see it. Adjust or give up during the execution process. Because sometimes, when executing, you may find that continuing to do it is not so beneficial to your subject, so you can give up. Just know for what when you want to give up. Don't blame yourself.
When you see executable tasks appearing in front of you and finally pave a path to the end of the project, you will be very confident. At this time, 8 hours of study today or 9 hours of study tomorrow is not that important. Don’t be superstitious about working for a few hours a day. Forced yourself will kill inspiration.
4. Writing a summary every day, even if it is dozens of words, is very useful.
After the day of research, I will get used to writing a brief summary in the plan book. It mainly summarizes your time usage. For example, "Writing a review is more difficult than imagined and takes a long time more than expected", or "Teacher A's literature is more difficult to understand, so you have to leave more time next time", so that the estimation of task time will become more and more reliable in the future, which is also a small way to increase scientific research certainty.
5. Sleep is important, but exercise is not.
Exercise is definitely good, but when scientific research is under great pressure, just do whatever you want, and don’t become a burden instead. For example, I think I must do aerobic several times a week, anaerobic several times a day. If you don’t want to spend time on exercise, you can change all the outings within 2 kilometers to walking, so you will naturally have the amount of exercise.
Doing scientific research is nothing more than knowledge management and time management. Grasping these two items should eliminate most of the anxiety. The above are some small personal insights about the latter.
