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Category Archives: Study Tips
Five tips for pulling a healthy all-nighter
While studying consistently and frequently throughout the semester is the best bet for nailing an A in any given course, you may come across a test or two that calls for a late-night cram session at some point during your … Continue reading
How to stay organized as you prepare for finals week
You’ve worked tirelessly all semester and now you’re mere weeks or even days away from a relaxing summer break. The only thing standing in your way now? Finals! Here are some valuable tips to help you stay healthy and organized while … Continue reading
How to study for finals week: Finishing strong at the end of the school year
After a much-needed spring break, you may be dreading the remaining weeks of classes that you’ve come to know as the most stressful times of your college career. During these last challenging months of the semester, don’t let disorganization and … Continue reading
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Study: Facebook affecting grades in college?
Is there a relationship between using Facebook and getting lower grades in college? A recent study exploring this topic came up with some interesting conclusions.
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Tagged academic performance, Facebook, social media, student grades
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Learning to learn drives student success
Lifelong learning is more important than ever as we enter the 21st century. Learning to learn is key to success both in school and in the workplace. Student success is achieved when learners understand their different learning styles and use … Continue reading
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Techniques to improve memory: Memorization tips to sharpen your mental pencil
That big exam is just days away and the closer it gets the less you seem to remember. But you still have some time and with a few techniques to improve memory, you can sharpen your memory skills and pull … Continue reading
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Study Strategy
Make Note The main thing to know about note-taking, says Richard Palmer, is that “All notes that are not accompanied by solid understanding are useless.” In Brain Train: Studying for Success (London: E & FN Spon, 1996), 102, he explains, … Continue reading
The Effect of Your Environment
Dazed and Confused Are your efforts to work at peak effectiveness at school or on the job being derailed by the clutter in your workspace? Try these quick and easy tips to organize your desk.
Retrain Your Brain
Magnificent Obsession “Healthy preoccupations,” say Eric Maisel, Ph.D., and Anne Maisel, “aren’t just for people driven to accomplish something out of the ordinary. They are for everyone.” In their Psychology Today article Go Ahead, Obsess! written with Carlin Flora, they … Continue reading
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Tagged concentrate, obsession, productivity
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