When you study, what do you think about? Believe it or not what you think about while studying can change how well your study strategy goes. To be clear that doesn’t just apply to students who are thinking about the cute girl on the other side of the room, or the basketball game on the weekend, […]
Some Psychologists Want You to Go Study Outside
Even if you’re not in the real estate business, you may know the three most important things about real estate: location, location, location. Some psychologists research shows that similar results could be said about studying, although in a bit of a different way. A recent New York Times Article, Forget What You Know About Good […]
How to Stay Focused While Studying for less than Penny
How many distracted students does it take to change a light bulb? Any thoughts? Let’s go ride bikes. Focused While Studying Distractions are everywhere. Perhaps the opening to this blog post still has you distracted. I once knew a guy we were convinced had cartoons playing in his head. He could be sitting completely still, […]
3 Things we learned from our Sold-out Summer Study Skills Courses
Summer Study Skills Courses We had the privilege of teaching two sold-out (and then some!) summer study skills courses this summer in conjunction with the Wade Edwards Learning Lab in Raleigh. We thought we’d share some of the insights we gleaned from those fantastic students. As it turns out, our students weren’t the only ones […]
5 Reasons You Should Consider Getting More Education
How much consider getting more education? How much education do you need? Is a high school diploma good enough? Should you get a college degree? Or maybe even a PhD? Everyone’s life-path heads different directions, and, depending on your passions and abilities, different levels of education will be of different importance. If you are a […]
Why You Are Overwhelmed: Two Simple Approaches to Your Workload
“I’m too busy.” “I’m too tired.” “I have six quizzes, and I can’t keep up.” “It’s finals week, and I can’t finish everything I have to finish!” Learn the top 2 approaches to your workload to reduce stress and achieve your goals without being overwhelmed. I’ve heard all of these statements while teaching simple study […]
4 Steps to Reading a Textbook Quickly and Effectively
You should never have to read a chapter more than once (in theory). If you’ve done your reading well and taken notes as you read, you have a record of the thoughts being communicated. Granted, it takes a while to adapt to this approach. Don’t be upset if you have a time of adjustment before […]
Study Guide: Why Successful Students Avoid These 4 Causes of Failure
Failure. Don’t you hate that word? There is such a finality to it. Failure. It’s a said and done kind of word. You tried, but you failed. You are a failure. What an epic fail. Your opportunity is up, and it didn’t work. You didn’t win. Someone else did. You came in last. You are […]