“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.“
– Mark Twain
5AM Madness – The Results Of Waking Up Early!
A while ago I wrote an article on the supposed benefits of waking up early in the morning. I suspected …
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5AM Madness! What Are The Benefits of Waking Up Early In The Morning?
Over the past few months I have read a lot of material on the benefits of waking up earlier in …
Why Do Intelligent Students Fail And Does Failing Make You A Better Student?
In the short term failure has a strange effect; your natural instinct when you fail is to “abandon ship”. Your brain essentially tells you to give up and do whatever you want because you’ve already failed. It’s the same reason why when on a diet if you slip up and eat something unhealthy, instead of brushing it off and getting back on track, people generally tell themselves they’ve completely ruined their diet and then proceed to eat a whole bag of cookies!
Summer Study
But one thing that should be a priority throughout these gap months is continuing to learn and recapping the subjects taught in the previous school year.
A Full Positivity Makeover!
So exam period is upon you and it all feels completely hopeless! How ever will you study that much material in a week? How on Earth are you going to memorise all that information? So you start to feel down and demotivated, which leads to even more procrastination, and ultimately you get stuck in a vicious cycle.
STOP!! I’ve been there, exactly where you are now! Just stop whatever thought is hindering your process and read these tips to help you revitalise your attitude and get you back on track…
Struggles Of The Learning Curve
Hi everyone! Recently Ive been struggling to get that feeling of 100% prepared before an exam. The thing that’s bothering me most is that I’m not studying any less than previous years, in fact I feel like I’ve been starting my study plan earlier that normal, and yet I get to the night before an exam and I can’t see it ending in success.
Print vs Screen
In the last 20 years screens have taken over our lives. It is said that approximately 75% of people own a mobile phone, a large proportion of which own a smartphone. Most households have a computer and laptops can be seen everywhere. Many schools have substituted white and blackboards for smartscreens and the level of teacher-student comunication carried out online is skyrocketing.
Alpha Brain Waves Benefits ~ Do Alpha Brain Waves Help Your Concentration?
I read an article recently on how listening to certain music that emits alpha wave vibrations can be beneficial for my concentration levels, making this type of music the perfect remedy to those afternoons spent daydreaming about summer instead of focusing on the textbook in front of me! But how does it work?
I Don’t Want To Study Today! – How To Get Motivated To Study
How often do you get that feeling, whilst lying in bed on a Saturday or curled up on the sofa after school, of “I’m so comfy. I don’t really need to study today. I’ll get up early and do it tomorrow”? I’m sure it’s happened to everybody at least once in their student lifetime, and even happens to a lot of students on a regular basis. But the question is how to overcome that lazy sensation and just get on with it.
