If you were able to improve your productivity to the point where you are effective and efficient 90% of the time, what would that mean for your studying and results? In this post I’m going to teach you how to improve your productivity by giving you the solution to overcoming a biggg hurdle in your studying […]
It’s OK to Not Know How to Study
When I started my Business degree in 2012 I was terrified! I’d taken this massive leap of faith, but the faith part was fading fast. My past school failures were front of mind and I realised pretty quickly that I didn’t know HOW to study. The problem is that university (or college) doesn’t teach us HOW […]
How to Change Your Studying Trajectory
Over the last two years I’ve worked with a lot of students to help them change their studying trajectory. One of my superstars, Kate, came to me just before the final year of her law degree. Her grades so far were low and, because of the track her grades were on, her dream of becoming […]
How to Go from a To-Do List Masochist to a To-Do List Master
Most students I know (me included) feel overwhelmed pretty damn regularly. When you’re studying alongside a whole heap of other commitments, life gets pretty busy. Once we panic and stress and decide to try and deal with it, we often decide to create a super long to-do list to try to catch back up. But doing […]
How to Set (And Actually Achieve) Your Study Goals
If you want to improve your study skills and grade it’s important to set study goals. When you know where you want to go you have more chance of actually getting there. For example, let’s say you set a goal to achieve an average of 60% in all your modules to graduate with the degree you […]
How to Prepare for University Lectures and Tutorials
Before I tell you how to prepare for university lectures and tutorials, let me explain what these terms mean because there’s a lot of different ones knocking about e.g. tutorial, lecture, seminar, workshop…etc. A lecture tends to be a one-sided class where you and your fellow students will sit and take notes while a lecturer talks […]
How to Turn Around a Bad Study Day
It’s the weekend and you wake up knowing you need to study today but it’s so hard to drag yourself out of your cosy cocoon of a bed. You get up begrudgingly, head downstairs, make breakfast and move to the sofa. Suddenly half the day has disappeared and you’re five episodes deep into The Sinner on […]
How to Get Ready for a Great Study Session
If you want a great study session, you need to get ready for it. You wouldn’t rock up to a marathon wearing the wrong clothes, on two hours sleep, an empty stomach and with no plan. So, make sure you don’t sit down to study when you’re not ready to do great work. In this blog […]
The Big Myth About Study Motivation
Study motivation is a vital part of successful studying – we all know this. When we feel motivated, studying is A LOT easier. And when we don’t want to study – wow it’s hard! I’m really feeling it this morning. I have a goal of writing a blog post a week for you guys but sometimes […]
10 Productivity Mistakes Holding You Back from Higher Grades
Productivity is like the holy grail for students. Being a productive student allows us to make progress on our goals, complete our studying in less time with a lot less stress and, ultimately, it helps us achieve much higher grades. But there are a crap-ton of productivity mistakes that could be tripping you up in […]
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