How to study efficiently to succeed in your studies?

 

There are methods and advice adapted to everyone. Studying well is first of all knowing yourself well. To be efficient, you need to organise yourself and choose working methods that correspond to you, and you will get results that meet your expectations.

If you are studying for an exam, it is important to analyse the time you have until the exams and to organise yourself accordingly, so that you do not revise at the last minute. Testing your ability to concentrate will help you study more effectively, so know your limits before you start.

1. Be and stay positive
To help you be positive, remember these things:

You are studying to learn, you have chosen this study, and it is a pleasure to enrich yourself with new knowledge.
Tell yourself over and over again that you are going to succeed because you enjoy this learning process which will enable you to practise the profession you have in mind for yourself.
You will succeed because you are working for it, with courage, enthusiasm and motivation.
Do not worry about other students. Keep in mind that everyone has their own pace, so don’t compare yourself to others. Work as you see fit according to your ability to concentrate.
Don’t focus on the results you need to achieve; this leads to stress. Focus your positive energy on your studies and on the methods you will use and adapt for yourself.
2. Prepare a study plan
You know how many subjects you need to work on and your concentration limits:

Design a study and revision timetable in full awareness of your concentration abilities.
Define your work per month, per week and per day for each subject. By organising yourself, you will save a lot of time and stress.
Make a clear list of what you are going to study in relation to your timetable during the term and tick it off as it is completed.
Don’t forget to include in your schedule time to clear your mind, breathe, walk or do sport at least three times a week.
Include a healthy lifestyle in your daily routine, eat well and sleep well. Be physically and intellectually fit to improve your memory.
Respect your work and relaxation schedule on a regular basis. Revise at the same time, which will help you to discipline yourself. You will be proud to stick to it.
Studying effectively requires first of all a good environment, a place adapted to you, where you will find the best conditions for an optimal concentration, alone or in group. Then knowing the revision methods that suit your way of working, those that will allow you to acquire a good memory.

 

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10 tips to improve document printing

Whether it is for work or personal use, there is often a need to print documents.

Most people have a printer at home or use one at their company or college. However, there may be times when you want to have a very good quality printout and not just a basic black and white copy. In these cases, you need to look at the faults in your printer or use a specialist printing service. Here are 10 tips to try and improve the printing of your documents:

1. use high resolution settings
To get the best performance from your printer, you should set the resolution settings to the maximum. This will give you good quality text and images, without blurring. To do this, go to the printer’s control panel or to the “Print” settings on your computer.

Check the correct print resolution for your document
You should set the dpi (dots per inch) settings as high as possible. The maximum varies greatly depending on the quality of your printer (typically 74 to 2400 dpi).

2. Choose high resolution graphics files
If your printer is well set up but you try to print a poor quality document, you have no hope of getting a good result. So only try to print files with a high graphic resolution. To check this, go to the “Properties” of the document and check its dpi (dots per inch). The higher the dpi, the better the chance of having a print file that looks sharp and of good quality.

3. Set the print speed
Not many people know this, but you can set the speed of your printer to suit the result you want to achieve. If when printing your document you notice that the images are distorted, this is a problem of oversaturation. In this case, you should increase the printing speed.

If the colours are not rendered correctly, you have a problem of undersaturation. In this case, you need to decrease the printing speed. Go to the control panel of your printer and set the speed, which is usually between 5 and 20 ppm (pages per minute).

4. Check that your printer is up to date
Go to your printer manufacturer’s website to check for updates and the latest versions of the user software. If you have had your printer for a long time, it is very likely that it has become obsolete.

You will need to update it online to get the best print quality. Ask a computer expert for advice if you don’t know how to do this.

 

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5. Clean the print heads
If your printed documents look faint or lack ink in certain areas, it could be that your printer heads are clogged.

Put some white paper in the printer and select the “Head Cleaning” option on the control panel. Please note that the operation will not work if there is no ink left in the machine.

6 Take care of your printer
As tempting as it is to have it ready to use at all times, only turn on your printer when you need it. Keeping it on standby wears out the printheads prematurely.

They are exposed to dust all the time and may become less efficient in the future. So don’t fall into the bad habit of keeping your printer on all the time.

7. Use quality paper
If you don’t use the right paper, the print quality of your document may be affected. To be sure, check the manufacturer’s website to see what type of paper is recommended for your printer.

Don’t try out different types of paper, as this will have a negative effect on the printing of your files.

8. Choose your ink cartridges carefully
Don’t buy cheap ink cartridges, they can clog up and clog the print heads. Standard ink cartridges, at a fair price, will do the trick when printing a standard document.

If you want to print a beautiful image, graphic or computer graphics, you can use high quality ink cartridges. Also, be sure to keep your cartridges in a cool, dry place, away from large temperature differences and humidity.

9. Align the printheads
Sometimes the lines or colours of your printed document may appear to be out of alignment. To remedy this, you need to align the print heads.

Go to the control panel of your printer and select “Settings” -> “Manually align print heads”.

You will then have to select from several patterns the ones that seem to be the sharpest and most aligned. Confirm your choice and leave it to the printer.

10. Add memory to your printer
Sometimes printers with too little RAM memory in reserve produce poor quality prints. You can try adding a memory card to your printer to solve this problem.

Take care of your document printing equipment, which is ultimately very fragile
If this is not possible, contact the manufacturer of the device to find out how to increase the memory.