The study journey


The Study Journey
A journey has the definite characteristic of changing the location of anything that embarks on it. The study journey is the series of steps, actions and activities that together make for confident conclusion that the goal to study has been accomplished. The study journey is not an easy one; it is filled with daring obstacles and problematic parts. But unlike a perilous journey, the study journey does not risk the life of anyone. The study journey is more like a mental surfing through several mazes to find an outlet that brings relief and confidence. The study journey is a unique and important one that yields fruits like competence, knowledge, information, literacy and many others like these.

The journey begins within; a need to know, a fact-finding desire or the need to be prepared for an examination. The study journey always begins from within. While going about other activities, there will be the subconscious desire to study. The strength of this inner desire to study determines if any serious progress would be made on the study journey. A very strong desire has an immeasurable potency to carry the bearer through to the ultimate goal of the study journey.

There will then be the conversion of inner desire to study into efforts to bring the goal of the desire to reality. Many things will be done at this stage of the journey; visits to the library, browsing the internet., ordering for specific newspapers, journals or magazines, traveling and even regularly attending classes. Serious efforts would have to be made to move ahead in the study journey as lots of obstacles such as insufficient funds and a busy daily schedule would be faced. Once all necessary efforts have been made, progress on the study journey would be substantial.

The gathering of necessary tools, aids and materials is the natural result of efforts made; a lot of books from the library, tapes and videos from archives, recording and analyzing gadgets and the list can go on without end. The study journey at this stage brings a tangible convergence of physical objects that would be used to forge ahead towards the actual goal. The gathering stage of the study journey could lead to the accumulation of several materials enough to create a personal library, treasure and legacy.

Planning and scheduling is a part of the study journey that concerns itself with how to sort through all that has been gathered. Without a plan, the materials, aids and tools gathered would lie fallow. This is the simplest part of the study journey. The only thing needed to complete this part of the journey is a thorough and truthful assessment of availability. A total mess and disorderliness could be created with all that has been gathered if planning and scheduling is not done properly. The best example of a schedule that comes to mind is the Time-table.

The actual act of studying is the next stage in the study journey. Based on the schedules time set aside, studying helps to mentally devour the contents of what has been gathered. This is the most difficult stage of the study journey and involves lots of discipline. Studying can be done in various ways based on what suits best. The previous stages of the journey are useless to the study journey if this stage is not judiciously carried out. This stage is so important because it leads to the creation of a mental data storage warehouse.

Revision helps to burn all information stored in the mental data storage house into memory. It ensures that all stored information can be retrieved at any time without recourse to the materials, aids and tools gathered. At this stage of the study journey, most of the goals of the journey have been achieved.


Gauging is the final lap of the study journey. It is a critical and important stage. It aims to see how much of the goals set at the beginning of the study journey has been achieved. It is an unbiased appraisal of the study process. A less than impressive score means a revisit of the previous stages in the journey is imperative. This stage must be done properly in order to ensure that the study journey does not become an exercise in futility. 

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